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pharaoh

English

Alternative forms

  • pharao (the supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)
  • Pharaoh (the supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)
  • pharaon (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English pharao (also as pharaon, farao, faraon, etc.), from Old English pharao, from Late Latin Phara?, from Ancient Greek ????? (Phara?), from Hebrew ????????? (par‘?h), from Egyptian pr ?? (palace, pharaoh, literally pr (house) + ?? (great, big)).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /?f?????/, /?f?????/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?fæ?o?/, /?f?(?)?o?/
  • Homophones: faro, Faroe

Noun

pharaoh (plural pharaohs)

  1. (historical) 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
  2. (uncountable, card games) The card game faro.

Hyponyms

  • (female): pharaohess

Derived terms

  • pharaoh ant
  • pharaohess
  • pharaonic

Translations

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