ⲙⲉϣⲓⲣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲉⲭⲓⲣ (mekhir)
• ⲉⲙϣⲓⲣ (emšir)
• ⲙϣⲓⲣ (mšir)

Etymology

From Egyptian (pꜣ-n-pꜣ-mḫrw, literally “the one of the censer”); compare Ancient Greek Μεχείρ (Mekheír).

Proper noun

ⲙⲉϣⲓⲣ • (mešir) m

1. (Bohairic) June.

Synonyms

• ⲓⲟⲩⲛⲓⲟⲥ (iounios)

See also

• (Egyptian (Bohairic) calendar months) ⲛⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ (abot); Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Thōout), Ⲡⲁⲟⲡⲓ (Paopi), Ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ (Hathōr), Ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ (Khoiak), Ⲧⲱⲃⲓ (Tōbi), Ⲙⲉϣⲓⲣ (Mešir), Ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙϩⲁⲧ (Paremhat)/Ⲫⲁⲙⲉⲛⲱⲑ (Phamenōth), Ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲑⲓ (Pharmouthi), Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ (Pašons), Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ (Paōni), Ⲉⲡⲓⲡ (Epip), Ⲙⲉⲥⲱⲣⲓ (Mesōri); ⲡⲓⲔⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ (piKouči nabot) ^{(Category: cop:Egyptian calendar months)}