pharaoh
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pharaoh¹
- /ˈfɛː.ɹəʊ/ Australia, UK
- /ˈfɛə.ɹəʊ/ Australia, UK
- /ˈfɛɹ(ˌ)oʊ/ US
- /ˈfeɪ(ˌ)ɹoʊ/ US, uncommon
- /ˈfæɹ.oʊ/ US
Sounds like faro, Faroe, farrow, Ferro (only in accents with the Mary-marry-merry merger) · Rhymes with (UK, General Australian) -ɛːɹəʊ, (UK, US, General Australian) -ɛəɹəʊ, (US) -æɹəʊ
Where it comes from
From Middle English pharao (also as pharaon, farao, faraon, etc.), from Old English Pharao, from Late Latin Pharaō, from Koine Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (Parʿō), from Egyptian pr:aA (pr-ꜥꜣ, “palace; pharaoh”, literally “pr (“house”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, big”)”)
noun pharaohs · Pharaoh · pharao · pharaon
- The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty Instances: see Thesaurus:pharaoh
- The card game faro. "I pray, when I play pharaoh at White's, that the cards fall as they have come to my hand in this large gamble," Anstis said.
Similar: pharaoh
Pharaoh²
proper noun
- Any specific pharaoh. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
noun Pharaohs
- Alternative letter-case form of pharaoh
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pharaonic, hophra, necho, ruler, sovereign, monarch, king, emperor, autocrat, potentate, overlord, despot, lord, majesty, god-king, regent
noun
Similar: pharaoh
Translations
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noun supreme ruler of ancient Egypt
| Español | faraón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 파라오 parao |
| 日本語 | ファラオ farao |
| 中文 | 法老 fǎlǎo, 法老王 |
| हिन्दी | फ़िरौन firaun |
| Kiswahili | firauni |
| Português | faraó |
| Français | pharaon |
| Deutsch | Pharao, Pharaonin |
| Italiano | faraone |
| Ελληνικά | Φαραώ Faraó, φαραώ faraó |
| Română | faraon |
| Русский | фарао́н faraón |
| Tiếng Việt | pha-ra-ông |
| العربية | فِرْعَوْن firʕawn |
| עברית | פַּרְעֹה par'ó |
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title = {pharaoh},
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