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فرعن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the title of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and by extension, to any arrogant, rebellious tyrant. It also encompasses the concept of cunning and shrewdness associated with such figures.

Derived headwords

فِرْعَوْنname
  1. 1.
    title of Al-Walid ibn Mus'ab, and likewise the king of Egyptboth

    title of Al-Walid ibn Mus'ab, and likewise the king of Egypt

  2. 2.
    every tyrantboth

    every tyrant

فِرْعَوْنnoun
  1. 1.
    title of Al-Walid ibn Mus'ab, and likewise the king of Egyptboth

    title of Al-Walid ibn Mus'ab, and likewise the king of Egypt

  2. 2.
    every tyrantboth

    every tyrant

تَفَرْعَنَverb
  1. 1.
    he became a pharaoh/tyrantboth

    he became a pharaoh/tyrant

Parallel reading

فِرْعَوْن: لقب الوليد بن مصعب ملك مصر.
Pharaoh: The title of Al-Walid ibn Muṣaʿab, king of Egypt.
وكل عات متمرد فرعون.
And every arrogant, rebellious person is a Pharaoh.
والعتاة: الفراعنة.
And the arrogant ones are the Pharaohs.
وقد تفرعن، وهو ذو فرعنة، أي دهاء ونكر.
And he acted like a Pharaoh, and he is one possessing Pharaoh-like cunning, meaning shrewdness and craftiness.
" أخذنا فرعون هذه الامة ".
"We have captured the Pharaoh of this nation."