مصر
Masrstandard, Egypt
In Egyptian Arabic, Egypt is مصر (Masr). The same word is used for the country and, in daily speech, for Cairo.
Meaning: country in North Africa (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
An Egyptian is مصري (Masri) for a man and مصرية (Masriyya) for a woman. The people are المصريين (el-Masriyyin).
How do you pronounce it?
The final ر is rolled, and the word sounds like "Masr" with a short "a".
Did you know?
- The official Arabic name is جمهورية مصر العربية (Gomhuriyyet Masr el-Arabiyya), "the Arab Republic of Egypt".
Examples in context
- مصر جميلةMasr gamilaEgypt is beautiful.
- هو مصريhuwwa MasriHe is Egyptian.
Example conversation
A traveler, Sam, meets a local, Ali, on a train in Luxor.
- Samإنت من فين؟enta men feinWhere are you from?
- Aliأنا من مصرana men MasrI am from Egypt.
- Samبلد جميلةbalad gamilaA beautiful country.
