Al-Masri
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Masri, Masry, Misri or Al-Masri and El-Masry (, commonly spelled in the Egyptian dialect as ) is Semitic language (Arabic and Hebrew) last name that literally means the Egyptian. The surname is commonly found in modern Egyptians and can be found in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Iran, Sudan, Israeli Jews and Arabs and among Hindu Brahmins and Muslims in Indian Kashmir.
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- المصري
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Masri, Masry, Misri or Al-Masri and El-Masry (, commonly spelled in the Egyptian dialect as ) is Semitic language (Arabic and Hebrew) last name that literally means the Egyptian. The surname is commonly found in modern Egyptians and can be found in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Iran, Sudan, Israeli Jews and Arabs and among Hindu Brahmins and Muslims in Indian Kashmir.
== In the Kashmiri context == In the Indian Kashmiri context, the surname Misri has historical significance tied to occupational roles during periods of foreign trade and influence. Specifically, it was a nickname given to a Kashmiri Pandit employed in the service of a trader from Egypt (Misr). Over time, this occupational nickname evolved into a hereditary surname.
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