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- onw · derived fromⲙⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁ
- English todayMakuria
From Old Nubian ⲙⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁ (makouria), possibly from ⲙⲁⲕⲁ- (maka-, “to”) + ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ (ourou, “king”), intending 'the king's land' or 'the kingdom'.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A medieval Nubian kingdom in what is now southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Full definition →
From Old Nubian ⲙⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁ (makouria), possibly from ⲙⲁⲕⲁ- (maka-, “to”) + ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ (ourou, “king”), intending 'the king's land' or 'the kingdom'.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.