מצרים

Hebrejski

Etimologija

Od zajedničkog

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izvora; compare Arapski مِصْر (miṣr) i Ugaritic 𐎎𐎕𐎗𐎎 (mṣrm). The ending is the standard dual form, perhaps related to the ancient conceptualization of Egypt as two realms: Upper Egypt i Lower Egypt. Connections have also been drawn to מֶצֶר (métser, “border, limit”) i מיצר / מֵצַר (meitsár, “sea strait”).