Sorry, I was misled by the Turkish and Azerbaijani forms which are
indeed "Misir", and are derived from the Arabic but apparently with a
small change. But the point still holds that the Arabic form is from
the root MCR. I guess that the s in "Misra" is an emphasised
(pharyngealised) form (the one often transliterated with a dot
underneath) corresponding to the Hebrew Tsade - can anyone confirm
that?
Peter Kirk
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Subject: Re[3]: Jerusalem, definitions
Author: <gs02wmr AT panther.Gsu.EDU> at Internet
Date: 08/09/1999 08:00
On Tue, 7 Sep 1999 peter_kirk AT sil.org wrote:
> root MCR which is attested even today in the Arabic name for Egypt,
> which is Misir. As someone pointed out, there is no singular root or
The Arabic name/word for Egypt is "Misra" not 'Misir."