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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مصر (misr), from Arabic مِصْر (miṣr), related to Hebrew מִצְרַיִם (mitsráyim). Compare Assamese মিচৰ (misor), Hindi मिस्र (misra), Punjabi ਮਿਸਰ (misar), Odia ମିଶର (miśara), Sinhalese මිසරය (misaraya).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /miʃɔɾ/, [ˈmiʃɔɾ], /miʃoɾ/, [ˈmiʃoɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /miʃɔɹ/, [ˈmiʃɔɹ], /miʃoɹ/, [ˈmiʃoɹ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /miʃɔɾ/, [ˈmiʃɔɾ], [ˈmiʃɔɹ], /miʃoɾ/, [ˈmiʃoɾ], [ˈmiʃoɹ]
  • (Varendra) IPA(key): /miʃɔɾ/, [ˈmiʃɔɾ], /miʃoɾ/, [ˈmiʃoɾ]

Proper noun

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মিশর (miśôr)

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Synonyms

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