faraon

Alternative forms

• farao, faraón

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech faraon, farao, derived from Late Latin Pharaō, Pharaōnem, from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“great house”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfaraon]
• Hyphenation: fa‧raon

Noun

faraon m anim (female equivalent faraonka)

1. pharaoh (the supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt)

Further reading

• “farao”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “farao”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “faraon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Noun

faraon

1. genitive singular of farao

Anagrams

• afrona

Pronunciation

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Noun

faraon m (plural faraons)

1. pharaoh

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Pharaō, from Ancient Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈra.ɔn/

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• Rhymes: -aɔn
• Syllabification: fa‧ra‧on

Noun

faraon m pers

1. (historical) pharaoh (supreme ruler in Ancient Egypt)

Further reading

• faraon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• faraon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic фараѡнъ (faraonŭ). The card game sense is a semantic loan from French pharaon.

The ethnic slur has its origins in the traditionally widespread conception that the Roma trace their origin to Egypt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.raˈon/
• Rhymes: -on
• Hyphenation: fa‧ra‧on

Noun

faraon m (plural faraoni)

1. pharaoh
2. (derogatory, ethnic slur) Gypsy, Roma
3. (regional, by extension) devil
4. (obsolete, card games) Synonym of faro (“faro”)

Further reading

• faraon in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /farǎoːn/
• Hyphenation: fa‧ra‧on

Noun

faràōn m (Cyrillic spelling фара̀о̄н)

1. pharaoh (the supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt)

Noun

faraon

1. definite singular of farao