Meroe en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɛɹəweɪ/ (General-American)
- /ˈmɛɹoʊweɪ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μερόη (Meróē), from Meroitic 𐦨𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢 (medewi /məɾəwi/), 𐦦𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢 (bedewi /bəɾəwi/). Possibly related to Old Nubian ⲙⲓⲇⲇ (midd, “to be ready”) (also ⲙⲉⲇⲇ (medd) or ⲙⲉⲣⲁ (mera)), hence meaning “alert”.
Meanings
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An ancient city on the east bank of the Nile.
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.
1981, Thomas T. Spear, Kenya's past: an introduction to historical method in Africa, →ISBN, page 19:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meroë | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Merotic · Meroitic · Meroite · Merowe · Meroic
Translations (6)
cs Meroe (ancient city) · grc Μερόη (ancient city) · xmr 𐦨𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢 (ancient city) · el Μερόη (ancient city) · pt Meroé (ancient city) · xmr 𐦦𐦡𐦷𐦡𐦥𐦢 (ancient city)