मिसरी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مصری (misrī), from Arabic مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy). By surface analysis, मिस्र (misra, Egypt) + -ई (). The third part of speech sense is named for Egyptian exports of sugar in the pre-modern era.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɪs.ɾiː/

Adjective

मिसरी • (misrī) (Urdu spelling مِصری)

  1. Egyptian

Noun

मिसरी • (misrī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling مِصری)

  1. an Egyptian

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Noun

मिसरी

मिसरी • (misrī) f (Urdu spelling مِصری)

  1. crystal sugar (usually eaten as candy)

Declension

References

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