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amsar

amsar is the plural of misr.

Meaning of misr

Noun

misr (plural amsar)

  1. (historical) An Arab frontier outpost or garrison town, chiefly in the period of early Islamic expansion.
    • Some of the amsar grew into great cities and eventually became the centers in which a new Islamic culture was elaborated […].2010, Fred M Donner, Muhammad and the Believers: At the Origins of Islam, page 137

Questions about amsar

What is amsar the plural of?
Amsar is the plural of misr.

Words near amsar in the dictionary

  1. Amrum
  2. Amryc
  3. AMS
  4. AMSA
  5. amsacrine
  6. amsar
  7. amscray
  8. amscrayed
  9. amscraying
  10. amscrays
  11. Amsden

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