faraon

See also: Faraon and faraón

Czech

Alternative forms

• farao, faraón

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech faraon, farao, derived from Late Latin Pharaō, Pharaōnem, from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“great house”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfaraon]
• Hyphenation: fa‧raon

Noun

faraon m anim (female equivalent faraonka)

1. pharaoh (the supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt)

Declension

Declension of faraon (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	faraon	faraoni, faraonové
genitive	faraona	faraonů
dative	faraonovi, faraonu	faraonům
accusative	faraona	faraony
vocative	faraone	faraoni, faraonové
locative	faraonovi, faraonu	faraonech
instrumental	faraonem	faraony

Further reading

• “farao”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “farao”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “faraon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Finnish

Noun

faraon

1. genitive singular of farao

Anagrams

• afrona

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Noun

faraon m (plural faraons)

1. pharaoh

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Pharaō, from Ancient Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈra.ɔn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɔn
• Syllabification: fa‧ra‧on

Noun

faraon m pers

1. (historical) pharaoh (supreme ruler in Ancient Egypt)

Declension

Declension of faraon

	singular	plural
nominative	faraon	faraonowie
genitive	faraona	faraonów
dative	faraonowi	faraonom
accusative	faraona	faraonów
instrumental	faraonem	faraonami
locative	faraonie	faraonach
vocative	faraonie	faraonowie

Further reading

• faraon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• faraon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic фараѡнъ (faraonŭ). The card game sense is a semantic loan from French pharaon.

The ethnic slur has its origins in the traditionally widespread conception that the Roma trace their origin to Egypt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.raˈon/
• Rhymes: -on
• Hyphenation: fa‧ra‧on

Noun

faraon m (plural faraoni)

1. pharaoh
2. (derogatory, ethnic slur) Gypsy, Roma
3. (regional, by extension) devil
4. (obsolete, card games) synonym of faro (“faro”)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	faraon	faraonul		faraoni	faraonii
genitive-dative	faraon	faraonului		faraoni	faraonilor
vocative	faraonule			faraonilor

Further reading

• “faraon”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /farǎoːn/
• Hyphenation: fa‧ra‧on

Noun

faràōn m anim (Cyrillic spelling фара̀о̄н)

1. pharaoh (the supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt)

Declension

Declension of faraon

	singular	plural
nominative	faràōn	faraoni
genitive	faraóna	faraona
dative	faraonu	faraonima
accusative	faraona	faraone
vocative	faraone	faraoni
locative	faraonu	faraonima
instrumental	faraonom	faraonima

Swedish

Noun

faraon

1. definite singular of farao

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /faɾaˈʔon/ [fɐ.ɾɐˈʔon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /paɾaˈʔon/ [pɐ.ɾɐˈʔon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: fa‧ra‧on

Noun

faraón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜂᜈ᜔)

1. archaic form of paraon