ምስር

Amharic

Etymology 1

Apparently from a descendant of Sanskrit मसूर (masūra, “lentil”), though descendance from Arabic بُلْسُن (bulsun, “lentils”), in view of Ethiopian Semitic terms closer to it, perhaps under influence from Ottoman Turkish مصر (mısır, “maize”), has been considered.

Noun

ምስር • (məssər)

1. lentil

Derived terms

• ምስሬ (məssəre, “lentil-shaped swellings”)
• ምስሪት (məssərit, “lens”)

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish مصر (Mısır), from Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

Noun

ምስር • (məsr, məssər)

1. Egypt (a country in North Africa)

Etymology 3

Noun

ምስር • (məsr)

1. Rare form of ንስር (nəsr).

References

• Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, pages 208b–209a