𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡

Meroitic

Noun

𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡 (kdke /kandakə/)

1. candace, queen

Alternative forms

• 𐦲𐦴𐦲𐦡 (ktke /⁠kantakə⁠/)

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: κανδάκη (kandákē)
  • Greek: κανδάκη (kandáki)
    • plural: κανδάκες (kandákes)
  • → Latin: candacē
    • → English: candace
• → Ancient Greek: Κανδάκη (Kandákē)
  • → German: Kandake
  • Greek: Κανδάκη (Kandáki)
  • → Latin: Candacē
    • → English: Candace
    • → French: Candace

References

• Rowan, Kirsty (2006) Meroitic—A Phonological Investigation, Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, page 54
• Rilly, Claude, de Voogt, Alex (2012) The Meroitic Language and Writing System, New York: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 125