ⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ

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Coptic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Pharaoh Amenhotep III
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ, Pharaoh), in turn borrowed from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, itself a borrowing from Egyptian
pr
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(pr-ꜥꜣ). Cognate to Coptic ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ (pouro) (Bohairic); ⲟⲩⲣⲟ (ouro) (Bohairic), ⲣⲣⲟ (rro) (Sahidic); ⲟⲩⲣⲱ (ourō) (Bohairic), ⲣⲣⲱ (rrō) (Sahidic).

Proper noun[edit]

ⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ (pharaōm

  1. Pharaoh