ⲣⲣⲟ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic Egyptian ⁠⁠⁠ (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

ⲣ̄ⲣⲟ • (r̄ro) m (plural ⲣ̄ⲣⲱⲟⲩ (r̄rōou))

  1. (Sahidic) king
    • (Can we date this quote?), New Testament‎[1], Matthew 2:1:
      ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ. ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ((Sahidic))
      iēsous de nteroujpof hrai hnbēthleem ntetioudaia hnnehoou nhērōdēs prro. eis henmagos auei ebol hnnemanša ehrai ethierousalēm. eujō mmos.
      Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

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Adjective

ⲣ̄ⲣⲟ • (r̄ro)

  1. (Sahidic) royal
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