Why Egypt is not called Misr?

Because misr is just an Arab word for settlement and was never used for Egypt. Hikuptah is the correct name and was used at least until the early Muslim times.

How do you pronounce Misr?

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Where is Masr?

Islam is the official religion of Egypt and Arabic is its official language….Egypt.

What is the meaning of the word Misr in Arabic?

In the Qurans written in classical Arabic, Egypt is known as “Misr,” which is a name of Semitic roots. The name “Misr” is also Egypt’s modern official name. In Egyptian Arabic, the name is pronounced as “Maṣr.” The name “Misr” is a cognate from words such as “Mitzráyim” in the Hebrew language while in Akkadian, Egypt was known as “miṣru.”

Is Misr a Hindi word for Egypt in Sanskrit?

Sanskrit has no word for Egypt, but Urdu does, so obviously you would borrow from Urdu. So Misr is an Urdu word, from Arabic, that is used by Hindi speakers, but not a proper Hindi word. I have heard more Hindi speakers use just plain “Egypt” in their accented way.

What is the meaning of the Hindi word “Mishr”?

It is probable adapted from the Arabic compound word “مصر بلد” (misr balad) for Egypt country, in which “misr” is used. Arabic “مصر،” (misr) means [insistent, persistent, determined, resolute]. Hindi: “mishr” (मिश्र) means mixture, and “mishrit” (मिश्रित) means mixed.

Is Egypt called Misir in other languages?

Although this is true for most Western languages, Egypt is called “Misir” or names that sound like this in many Oriental languages, e.g., Turkish, Turkmen, Persian, Hausa, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Azerbaijani, Swahili, Kurdish, Uzbek, Somali, Uyghur, Amazigh, and many others.