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
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