Másser

Nobiin

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲁ́ⲥⲥⲉⲣ (másser)

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic مصر (maṣr), from Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

Proper noun

Másser

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

   Synonym: Mahrūsa (“Egypt, Lower Egypt”)

2. Cairo (the capital and largest city of Egypt)

References

• Reinisch, Leo (1879) Die Nuba-Sprache, Wien: Wilhelm Braumüller, page 191