firauni

Swahili

Etymology

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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Noun

firauni class V (plural mafirauni class VI)

1. pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)

   Synonym: farao

2. (colloquial) a bad person