Miṣr

Proper noun

Masr

1. (rare) Egypt
   • The name of Cairo is a contraction of the title given to it by its founder of " Masr-el-Kahira," or "The Victory of Egypt," Masr signifying Egypt.1898, Joseph Pollard, The land of the monuments: notes of Egyptian travel, page 37
2. (dated) Cairo, especially Old Cairo.
   • When once installed in his chair at Alexandria, he went back to Masr (Cairo) and ruled the Church from thence.1872, Coptic Church, Solomon Caesar Malan, The Divine Liturgy of Saint Mark the Evangelist, page 45