מצרים
Hebrew
Etymology
From a common Semitic source; compare Arabic مِصْر (miṣr) and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎕𐎗𐎎 (mṣrm). The ending is the standard dual form, perhaps related to the ancient conceptualization of Egypt as two realms: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Connections have also been drawn to מֶצֶר (métser, “border, limit”) and מיצר \\ מֵצַר (meitsár, “sea strait”).
Proper noun
מִצְרַיִם • (mitsráyim) f (Biblical Hebrew pausal form מִצְרָיִם)
- Egypt (a country in Africa)
Derived terms
- יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם (y'tsi'át mitsráyim)
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew מִצְרַיִם (mitsráyim).
Proper noun
מצרים • (mitsrayem) ?
- Egypt
Derived terms
- מצרימער (mitsreyemer)
- מיצריש (mitsrish)
Related terms
- יציאת מצרים (yetsies mitsrayem)