misr
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 4
Definition of misr
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(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 […].”
“Each misr was divided into quarters that hosted different tribes – not only the fighting men, but also their women and children.”
“The amsar may have been golden, but they were gilded garrisons.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).
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