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Amharic
Etymology 1
In view of closer Ethiopian Semitic terms, apparently from Arabic بُلْسُن (bulsun, “lentils”), perhaps influenced by Ottoman Turkish مصر (mısır) being used for maize.
Noun
ምስር • (məssər)
- 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)
- Egypt (a country in North Africa)
Etymology 3
Noun
ምስር • (məsr)
- Rare form of ንስር (nəsr).
References
- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, pages 208b–209a