Μεχείρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Μεχίρ (Mekhír)

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian pꜣ-n-pꜣ-mḫrw.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /me.kʰěːr/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /meˈkʰir/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /meˈçir/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /meˈçir/
(15^th 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