ⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ
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Coptic
[edit]Etymology
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ, “Pharaoh”), in turn borrowed from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, itself a borrowing from Egyptian
(pr-ꜥꜣ). Cognate to Coptic ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ (pouro) (Bohairic); ⲟⲩⲣⲟ (ouro) (Bohairic), ⲣⲣⲟ (rro) (Sahidic); ⲟⲩⲣⲱ (ourō) (Bohairic), ⲣⲣⲱ (rrō) (Sahidic).
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Proper noun
[edit]ⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ • (pharaō) m