Czech

Alternative forms

• faraon

Noun

farao m, animate

1. pharaoh (the supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt)

Danish

Etymology

From Late Latin pharaō, from Ancient Greek φαραώ ‎(pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה ‎(par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr ˤ3 ‎(“palace, pharaoh”), literally pr ‎(“house”) + ˤ3 ‎(“great, big”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. pharaoh

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

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

1. pharaoh

Finnish

Noun

farao

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

Declension

References

• Nykysuomen sanakirja, 14th edition, WSOY 1996, ISBN 951-0-18261-3

Japanese

Romanization

farao

1. rōmaji reading of ファラオ

Norwegian Bokmål

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.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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.

Swedish

Noun

farao c

1. pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)

Declension