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)

1. hello, hail