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From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
To: "Ishnian" <ishinan AT comcast.net>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] B. HEBREW 'mdynah' versus ARABIC 'madiynah' & the etymology of ' MISR'
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:35:05 -0400

It is possibly an extended variant of MATIYNAH, 'a resting place, an encampment'.

See also the אדן EDEN, 'basis, rest', of Ex. 38:27.

MSR or MCR may be the Hebrew מעצר 'a place of halting, stopping or collecting'.

It may also be related to the Hebrew צורה 'form', or even צרורה 'aggregated'.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Apr 28, 2013, at 11:56 PM, Ishnian wrote:

madiynah

Re: [b-hebrew] B. HEBREW 'mdynah' versus ARABIC 'madiynah' & the etymology of ' MISR', Ishnian, 04/28/2013
- Re: [b-hebrew] B. HEBREW 'mdynah' versus ARABIC 'madiynah' & the etymology of ' MISR', Isaac Fried, 04/29/2013
- Re: [b-hebrew] B. HEBREW 'mdynah' versus ARABIC 'madiynah' & the etymology of ' MISR', John Leake, 04/29/2013
  - Re: [b-hebrew] B. HEBREW 'mdynah' versus ARABIC 'madiynah' & the etymology of ' MISR', K Randolph, 04/29/2013
    - Re: [b-hebrew] B. HEBREW 'mdynah' versus ARABIC 'madiynah' & the etymology of ' MISR', John Leake, 04/29/2013