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firauni.

pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/fi.ɾɑˈu.ni/

  1. pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)

    class-v

  2. a bad person

    class-v · colloquial
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Egyptian pr Egyptian ꜥꜣ Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣbor. Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹהbor. Koine Greek Φαραών (Pharaṓn)bor. Classical Syriac ܦܹܪܥܘܼܢbor.? Arabic فِرْعَوْن (firʕawn)bor. Swahili firauni Borrowed from Arabic فِرْعَوْن (firʕawn), possibly borrowed from Classical Syriac ܦܹܪܥܘܼܢ, borrowed from Koine Greek Φαραών (Pharaṓn), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, borrowed from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ, from pr + ꜥꜣ. The sense "bad person" may originate from the Qur'an.

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