Where does “فرعون” come from?

فرعون (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܦܪܥܘܢ, from Ancient Greek Φαραών, from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian ꜥꜣ — here; there; big, great, important.

فرعون (Arabic): a pharaoh; a despotic person; one who abuses...

Definitions

  1. a pharaoh; a despotic person; one who abuses...

Ancestry of “فرعون”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܦܪܥܘܢpharaoh
2Ancient GreekΦαραών—
3Hebrewפַּרְעֹה—
4Egyptianpr-ꜥꜣgreat house
5Egyptianꜥꜣhere; there; big, great, important
Every word from Egyptian ꜥꜣ →Every word from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ →Every word from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה →