Talk:Mecca

Is...
Is capitalization of the non-proper noun form appropriate? I cannot recall seeing it that way? --Truthfulcynic 03:28, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (a) Yes. (b) A you problem? More generally, see SE. — LlywelynII  11:04, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Etym
The OED shrugs with "the spelling with e probably represents a colloquial Arabic pronunciation" but is obviously wrong. "Colloquial Arabic" here either means Egyptian, Ottoman Turkish, or some other dialect if that even is the origin instead of borrowing from French, Italian, etc. Anyone have anything better? — LlywelynII  11:04, 26 February 2024 (UTC)