firaun
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Etymology
From Malay firaun, borrowed from Arabic فرعون (firʕawn), possibly from Classical Syriac ܦܪܥܘܢ (perʿūn) and Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (parʿōh), ultimately from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ.
Pronunciation
Noun
firaun (first-person possessive firaunku, second-person possessive firaunmu, third-person possessive firaunnya)
- a pharaoh (ancient Egyptian ruler)
Further reading
- “firaun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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