Μάκεχ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Βάκα (Báka), Μάκαχ (Mákakh), Μέκε (Méke)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَكَّة (makka).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.cex/

• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.cex/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈma.cex/

Proper noun

Μάκεχ • (Mákekh) n (indeclinable) (Byzantine)

1. Mecca

Inflection

Declension of τὸ Μᾰ́κεχ; τοῦ Μᾰ́κεχ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Μᾰ́κεχ tò Mákekh
Genitive	τοῦ Μᾰ́κεχ toû Mákekh
Dative	τῷ Μᾰ́κεχ tôi Mákekh
Accusative	τὸ Μᾰ́κεχ tò Mákekh
Vocative	Μᾰ́κεχ Mákekh
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• Sophocles, Evangelinos Apostolides (1900) “Μάκεχ”, in Greek Lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine Periods (from B. C. 146 to A. D. 1100), New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 728