farao

Alternative forms

• faraon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fara.o/

Noun

farao m, animate

1. pharaoh (the supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt)

Etymology

From Late Latin pharaō, from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה‎ (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr ꜥꜣ (“palace, pharaoh”), literally pr (“house”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, big”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /farao/, [ˈfɑːʁɑo], [ˈfɑːʁɑw]

Noun

farao c (singular definite faraoen, plural indefinite faraoer or faraoner)

1. pharaoh

Pronunciation

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Noun

farao m (plural farao's, diminutive faraootje n)

1. pharaoh

Noun

farao

1. Alternative spelling of faarao
2. The letter "F" in the Finnish tavausaakkoset, a spelling system similar to ICAO spelling alphabet.

References

• Nykysuomen sanakirja, 14th edition, WSOY 1996, →ISBN

Romanization

farao

1. Rōmaji transcription of ファラオ

Noun

farao m (definite singular faraoen, indefinite plural faraoer, definite plural faraoene)

1. a pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)

References

• “farao” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Noun

farao m (definite singular faraoen, indefinite plural faraoar, definite plural faraoane)

1. a pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)

References

• “farao” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

farao c

1. pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)