ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲭⲉⲣⲉ (khere)

Etymology

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

Interjection

ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ • (khaire)

1. hello, hail