# Mim-Sad-Ra — مصر (mSr)

> Occurs in 5 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/mSr

- **Meaning:** he made it (namely a town) a limit/boundary between two things, partition, barrier, limit, great town.
- **Derived forms:** مِصْر (5)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 61

- **Form in this verse:** مِصْرًۭا — miṣ'ran · "(to) a city"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَاِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَا مُوسٰى لَنْ نَصْبِرَ عَلٰى طَعَامٍ وَاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنْبِتُ الْاَرْضُ مِنْ بَقْلِهَا وَقِثَّٓائِهَا وَفُومِهَا وَعَدَسِهَا وَبَصَلِهَاۜ قَالَ اَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذ۪ي هُوَ اَدْنٰى بِالَّذ۪ي هُوَ خَيْرٌۜ اِهْبِطُوا مِصْراً فَاِنَّ لَكُمْ مَا سَاَلْتُمْۜ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ وَالْمَسْكَنَةُ وَبَٓاؤُ۫ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِۜ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ النَّبِيّ۪نَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّۜ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ۟

Wa-ith qultum ya moosalan nasbira AAala taAAamin wahidinfadAAu lana rabbaka yukhrij lana mimmatunbitu al-ardu min baqliha waqiththa-ihawafoomiha waAAadasiha wabasaliha qalaatastabdiloona allathee huwa adna billatheehuwa khayrun ihbitoo misran fa-inna lakum masaaltum waduribat AAalayhimu aththillatu walmaskanatuwabaoo bighadabin mina Allahi thalikabi-annahum kanoo yakfuroona bi-ayati Allahiwayaqtuloona annabiyyeena bighayri alhaqqi thalikabima AAasaw wakanoo yaAAtadoon

And when you said: “O Moses: we will not endure one food, so call thou to thy Lord for us that He bring forth for us of what the earth grows of its green herbs, and its cucumbers, and its garlic, and its lentils, and its onions.” He said: “Would you exchange for what is worse what is better? Get you down to Egypt, and you will have what you have asked.” And humiliation and wretchedness were pitched upon them; and they incurred wrath from God, for it is that they denied the proofs of God! And they killed the prophets without cause, for it is that they opposed and they exceeded all bounds!

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-61.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 87

- **Form in this verse:** بِمِصْرَ — bimiṣ'ra · "in Egypt"
  - **Grammar:** proper noun · genitive case

وَاَوْحَيْنَٓا اِلٰى مُوسٰى وَاَخ۪يهِ اَنْ تَبَوَّاٰ لِقَوْمِكُمَا بِمِصْرَ بُيُوتاً وَاجْعَلُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ قِبْلَةً وَاَق۪يمُوا الصَّلٰوةَۜ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ

Waawhayna ila moosawaakheehi an tabawwaa liqawmikuma bimisrabuyootan wajAAaloo buyootakum qiblatan waaqeemoo assalatawabashshiri almu/mineen

And We instructed Moses and his brother: “Settle your people in Egypt in houses, and make your houses a destination; and uphold the duty; and bear thou glad tidings to the believers.”

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-87.md_

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 21

- **Form in this verse:** مِّصْرَ — miṣ'ra · "Egypt"
  - **Grammar:** proper noun · genitive case

وَقَالَ الَّذِي اشْتَرٰيهُ مِنْ مِصْرَ لِامْرَاَتِه۪ٓ اَكْرِم۪ي مَثْوٰيهُ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَنْفَعَنَٓا اَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَداًۜ وَكَذٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي الْاَرْضِۘ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُ مِنْ تَأْو۪يلِ الْاَحَاد۪يثِۜ وَاللّٰهُ غَالِبٌ عَلٰٓى اَمْرِه۪ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Waqala allathee ishtarahumin misra limraatihi akrimee mathwahu AAasaan yanfaAAana aw nattakhithahu waladan wakathalikamakkanna liyoosufa fee al-ardi walinuAAallimahu minta/weeli al-ahadeethi wallahu ghalibunAAala amrihi walakinna akthara annasila yaAAlamoon

And said he who bought him from Egypt, to his wife: “Be thou honourable in his dwelling; it may be that he will benefit us, or we will take him as a son.” And thus did We establish Joseph in the land, and that We might teach him the interpretation of narratives; and God prevails over His affair, but most men understand not.

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-21.md_

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 99

- **Form in this verse:** مِصْرَ — miṣ'ra · "Egypt"
  - **Grammar:** proper noun · accusative case

فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلٰى يُوسُفَ اٰوٰٓى اِلَيْهِ اَبَوَيْهِ وَقَالَ ادْخُلُوا مِصْرَ اِنْ شَٓاءَ اللّٰهُ اٰمِن۪ينَۜ

Falamma dakhaloo AAala yoosufaawa ilayhi abawayhi waqala odkhuloo misrain shaa Allahu amineen

And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his parents to himself, and said: “Enter Egypt, if God wills, in safety.”

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-99.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 51

- **Form in this verse:** مِصْرَ — miṣ'ra · "(of) Egypt"
  - **Grammar:** proper noun · accusative case

وَنَادٰى فِرْعَوْنُ ف۪ي قَوْمِه۪ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اَلَيْسَ ل۪ي مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهٰذِهِ الْاَنْهَارُ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْت۪يۚ اَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَۜ

Wanada firAAawnu fee qawmihi qalaya qawmi alaysa lee mulku misra wahathihial-anharu tajree min tahtee afala tubsiroon

And Pharaoh called to his people, saying: “O my people: is not the dominion of Egypt mine, and these rivers flowing beneath me — do you then not see! —

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-51.md_

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