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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'pharaoh' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions pharaoh noun  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 Translations:  Dutch: farao French: pharaon German: Pharao Italian: faraone Spanish: faraón Etymology: From ecclesiastical Latin Pharao, from Greek , from Hebrew , ÖÖÖÖ (par"Åh), from Egyptian pr-aA (per-aa) "great house", from pr "dwelling-place, temple, house" + the verb aA "great, spectacular". Final H comes directly from the Hebrew.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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