English Explanatory Dictionary

pharaoh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
  2. The card game faro.
name
  1. Any specific pharaoh.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of pharaoh.

Pronunciation

fāʹrō fârʹō fărʹō /ˈfɛː.ɹəʊ/ /ˈfɛə.ɹəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pharaoh.wav /ˈfæɹ.oʊ/ /ˈfɛ(ə)ɹ.oʊ/

Word forms

pharaoh pharaohs pharao pharaon

Etymology

From Middle English pharao (also as pharaon, farao, faraon, etc.), from Old English Pharao, from Late Latin Pharaō, from Koine Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (Parʿō), from Egyptian pr:aA (pr-ꜥꜣ, “palace; pharaoh”, literally “pr (“house”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, big”)”)

Synonyms

pharaoh

Related words

pharaonic

Derived words

pharaoh ant pharaohess Pharaoh's revenge
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