فرعون

العربية

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فرعون

/fir.ʕawn/

Where it comes from

The word is not attested before the Qurʾān and the probabilities are that the immediate source for the Arabic is the Classical Syriac ܦܹܪܥܘܼܢ (pɛrʕūn).

proper noun فِرْعَوْن · firʕawn · -

without article Pharaoh (as a title, especially referring to the Quranic/Biblical antagonist of Moses) كَدَأْبِ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

noun فِرْعَوْن · firʕawn · فَرَاعِنَة · الْفِرْعَوْن

a pharaoh (an ancient Egyptian ruler)
figuratively tyrant, despot

In English

pharaoh supreme ruler of ancient Egypt

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {فرعون},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}