Meroe

See also: Meroë

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μερόη (Meróē), from Meroitic 𐦨𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢 (medewi /⁠məɾəwi⁠/), 𐦦𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢 (bedewi /⁠bəɾəwi⁠/).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɹəweɪ/, /ˈmɛɹoʊweɪ/

Proper noun

Meroe

An ancient city on the east bank of the Nile.
- 1981, Thomas T. Spear, Kenya's past: an introduction to historical method in Africa, →ISBN, page 19:
  The ultimate origins of iron in east Africa, then, must remain conjectural, though a spread from Meroe up the Nile to the Lake Victoria region is the most plausable route at the moment, and Meroic furnaces and tool styles are similar to those in East Africa.

Alternative forms

Meroë

Related terms

Translations

ancient city

Ancient Greek: Μερόη (Meróē)
Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Meroitic: 𐦨𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢 (medewi /⁠məɾəwi⁠/), 𐦦𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢 (bedewi /⁠bəɾəwi⁠/)

See also

Merowe

Anagrams

Moree

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