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).

Pronunciation

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.

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pharao, from Ancient Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian

pr
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(pr-ꜥꜣ, palace”, “pharaoh).

Noun

Pharao m

  1. Pharaoh (biblical character)
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Þā æt nēxtan forlēt Pharao Israhela folc of his earde siðian mid miċċlum ǣhtum, and God ġesette ðone foresǣdan Moysen his folce tō heretogan, and his broðer Aaron tō sacerde; and hī lǣddon þæt folce tō ðǣre Rēadan sǣ mid miċelre fyrdinge, þæt wǣron six hund þūsenda wīgendra manna, buton wīfum and ċildum.
      Then at last Pharaoh allowed the people of Israel to leave his land with much livestock, and God appointed the aforementioned Moses as the leader of his people, and his brother Aaron as priest; and they led the people to the Red Sea with a great host, which numbered six hundred thousand warriors, not counting women and children.