firauni

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firauni

/fi.ɾɑˈu.ni/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic فِرْعَوْن (firʕawn), possibly borrowed from Classical Syriac ܦܹܪܥܘܼܢ, borrowed from Koine Greek Φαραών (Pharaṓn), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, borrowed from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ, from pr + ꜥꜣ. The sense "bad person" may originate from the Qur'an.

noun mafirauni

class v pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)
Similar: farao
class v, colloquial a bad person

In English

pharaoh supreme ruler of ancient Egypt

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"firauni." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/firauni. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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firauni. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/firauni

Chicago

"firauni." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/firauni.

BibTeX

@misc{firauni_2026,
  title = {firauni},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/firauni},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}