Pharao

Alternative forms

• Pharaoh

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

1. pharaoh

Further reading

• “Pharao” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pharao (Kartenspiel, Spiel)” in Duden online
• “Pharao (König, Titel)” in Duden online

Etymology

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

(pr-ꜥꜣ, “palace”, “pharaoh”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰa.ra.oː/, [ˈpʰäräoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ra.o/, [ˈfäːräo]

Proper noun

Pharaō m (genitive Pharaōnis); third declension

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:

Pharao

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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.

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.