Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meroitic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
meroitic
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing the language once used in Meroë, or the script, related to hieroglyphs, in which it was written.

adj

Pertaining to Meroe, or its kingdom, or the era of Meroe's dominance of Kush (Nubia)

name

Ellipsis of Meroitic script.

name

Ellipsis of Meroitic language.

Etymology

From Meroite + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Meroic (alternative) Merotic (alternative)

Questions

What does meroitic mean?
Describing the language once used in Meroë, or the script, related to hieroglyphs, in which it was written.
Where does meroitic come from?
From Meroite + -ic.

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