ምስር
Amharic
editEtymology 1
editIn view of closer Ethiopian Semitic terms, apparently from Arabic بُلْسُن (bulsun, “lentils”), perhaps influenced by Ottoman Turkish مصر (mısır) being used for maize.
Noun
editምስር • (məssər)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Ottoman Turkish مصر (Mısır), from Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).
Noun
editምስር • (məsr, məssər)
- Egypt (a country in North Africa)
Etymology 3
editNoun
editምስር • (məsr)
- Rare form of ንስር (nəsr).
References
edit- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, pages 208b–209a