Μεχείρ
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Μεχίρ (Mekhír)
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian pꜣ-n-pꜣ-mḫrw.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /me.kʰěːr/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /mɛˈkʰir/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /meˈxir/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /meˈçir/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /meˈçir/
Proper noun
Μεχείρ • (Mekheír) ? (indeclinable)
- Mecheir, the sixth month of the Ancient Egyptian calendar, corresponding roughly to February
Descendants
- → English: Mecheir
- → Coptic: ⲙⲉϣⲓⲣ (mešir)