Egyptions say they don't know exactly the meaning of it .
2007-03-19 19:14:06 · 4 answers · asked by citizen high 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
John , intresting answer : " big light " ?
2007-03-20 05:07:29 · update #1
From Old English "Pharon"> from Latin "Pharaonem"> from Greek "Pharao"> from Hebrew "Par'oh"> from Egyptian "Pero'", litrally: "great house".
2007-03-20 02:15:42 · answer #1 · answered by yotg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My understanding is that Pharaoh is a circumlocution; it's Egyptian for 'the great house'. Sort of like saying "The White House" did this or that.
2007-03-20 02:26:14 · answer #2 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's from old-old Greek(time unlimited) pharos=big light.
from verb pharao=2 emit light=wisdom, show the way up!-
ciao...john-john.-
2007-03-20 11:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by John-John 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means king of all kings (GOD) in the
old Egyptian Hieroglyphic language.
2007-03-20 03:08:48 · answer #4 · answered by massimo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋