𐦨𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢

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Meroitic[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

𐦨𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢 (medewi /məɾəwi/)

Meroe

Alternative forms[edit]

𐦦𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢 (bedewi /⁠bəɾəwi⁠/)

Descendants[edit]

→ Coptic: ⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉ (peroue)
→ Egyptian:

(mjrwjwꜣt)
- → Demotic: mrw.t, mrw
→ Ancient Greek: Μερόη (Meróē)
- → English: Meroe, Meroë
- → Latin: Meroē

References[edit]

Rowan, Kirsty (2006) Meroitic—A Phonological Investigation, Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, page 52
Rilly, Claude, de Voogt, Alex (2012) The Meroitic Language and Writing System, New York: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 118

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