મિસરી

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مصری (misrī), from Arabic مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy); synchronically analyseable as મિસર (misar, “Egypt”) +‎ -ઈ (-ī). The third part of speech sense is named for Egyptian exports of sugar in the pre-modern era.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪs.ɾi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: મિસ‧રી

Adjective

મિસરી • (misrī)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

Proper noun

મિસરી • (misrī) f

1. Ancient Egyptian (the Afroasiatic language spoken and written in Ancient Egypt)

Noun

મિસરી • (misrī) m

1. Egyptian (a person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent)

Noun

મિસરી

મિસરી • (misrī) f

1. crystal sugar (usually eaten as candy)