fargħun

Maltese

Alternative forms

• faragħun

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian faraone. Doublet of fergħun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈrɔwn/, /faˈrawn/
• IPA^(key): /faˈrəˤwn/ (archaic, probably never used in this word)
• Rhymes: -awn, -ɔwn, -əˤwn

Noun

fargħun m (plural fargħunijiet)

1. (historical) pharaoh
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Eżodu 5:1:

     Imbagħad Mosè u Aron marru għand il-Fargħun u qalulu: “Hekk jgħid il-Mulej, Alla ta’ Iżrael: ‘Ħalli l-poplu tiegħi jitlaq, u jagħmilli festa fid-deżert.’ ”

     New International Version translation: Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the wilderness.’”