ⲣⲣⲟ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Pharaoh Akhenaten

• ⲉⲣⲣⲟ (erro) — Sahidic
• ⲟⲩⲣⲟ (ouro) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic pr ꜥꜣ (“king”), from Egyptian pr ꜥꜣ (“palace, pharaoh”),

The initial p has been reanalysed as a masculine singular definite article and omitted. Cognate to Coptic ⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ (pharaō), Hebrew פַּרְעֹה and Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ərˈroʔ/

Noun

ⲣⲣⲟ • (rro) m (plural ⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ)

1. (Sahidic) king

Coordinate terms

• ⲣⲣⲱ (rrō) (Sahidic)

Derived terms

• ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ (mntero) (Sahidic)

Adjective

ⲣⲣⲟ • (rro)

1. (Sahidic) royal