ⲣⲣⲟ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Pharaoh Akhenaten

ⲉⲣⲣⲟ (erro) – Sahidic
ⲟⲩⲣⲟ (ouro) – Bohairic

Etymology

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

O29

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)

(Sahidic) king

Coordinate terms

ⲣⲣⲱ (rrō) (Sahidic)

Derived terms

ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ (mntero) (Sahidic)

Adjective

ⲣⲣⲟ (rro)

(Sahidic) royal

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