ⲭⲉⲣⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ (khaire)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαῖρε (khaîre, “hail, welcome”), imperative of χαίρω (khaírō), from Proto-Hellenic *kʰəřřō.

Pronunciation

/kʰerə/
(Late Bohairic) /ʃerə/

Interjection

ⲭⲉⲣⲉ • (khere)

hello, hail

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