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Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian faraone. Doublet of fergħun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faˈrɔwn/, /faˈrawn/
- IPA(key): /faˈrəˤwn/ (archaic, probably never used in this word)
Noun
fargħun m (plural fargħunijiet)
- (historical) pharaoh
c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Eżodu 5:1:Imbagħad Mosè u Aron marru għand il-Fargħun u qalulu: “Hekk jgħid il-Mulej, Alla ta’ Iżrael: ‘Ħalli l-poplu tiegħi jitlaq, u jagħmilli festa fid-deżert.’ ”- New International Version translation: Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the wilderness.’”