Pharao

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See also: pharao and pharaó

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Noun

Pharao m (strong, genitive Pharaos, plural Pharaonen, feminine Pharaonin)

  1. pharaoh

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian

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(pr-ꜥꜣ, palace”, “pharaoh).

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Proper noun

Pharaō m (genitive Pharaōnis); third declension

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  1. (Late Latin) Pharaoh
    • c. 600 CE – 625 CE, Isidorus Hispalensis, Etymologiae 7.6.46:
      Dēnique Mōȳsē interpretātur sūmptus ex aquā. Invēnit eum ad rīpam flūminis expositum fīlia Pharaōnis, quem colligēns adoptāvit sibi.
      Then 'Moses' is interpreted as 'taken out of water'. The daughter of the Pharaoh found him abandoned on the bank of the river and adopted him.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Pharaō Pharaōnēs
genitive Pharaōnis Pharaōnum
dative Pharaōnī Pharaōnibus
accusative Pharaōnem Pharaōnēs
ablative Pharaōne Pharaōnibus
vocative Pharaō Pharaōnēs

Descendants

References

  • Pharao”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Pharao in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.