ave

ave

ave [also HAVE, possibly a Punic word.
Note: this word is treated as though from
a verb aveo, hence the forms (h)aveto;
(h)avete; (h)avere] (formal expression
of greeting) Be well! Fare well! Be
happy! (only in salutations); (on
sepulchral monuments) now it is night.

Anne Carson, Nox