ⲟⲩⲣⲟ

Coptic

FWOTD – 17 April 2018
Farouk I, the king of Egypt

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ꜥ.w.sG7pr-ꜥꜣV11A (pr-ꜥꜣ, king), from Egyptian
O1
O29
(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): /uˈrɔ/

Noun

ⲟⲩⲣⲟ • (ouro) m (plural ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ (ourōou))

  1. (Bohairic) king
    • The Bohairic Coptic Bible, Acts 26:27
      "̀Ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ, ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ, ̀ⲉⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ; Ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ̀ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ."
      "Do you believe, King Agrippa, in the prophets? I know that you do believe."
    • The Bohairic Coptic Bible, Acts 26:13
      "Ⲉⲓϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ̀ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ̀ⲙⲡⲓ̀ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ, ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ, ̀ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ̀ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ̀ⲧⲫⲉ ̀ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ̀ⲫⲣⲏ ⲁϥ̀ⲓ ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲣⲏⲓ ̀ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ".
      "On the road at midday I saw, O King, a light from heaven, brighter than the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and those who journeyed with me.".
    • The Bohairic Coptic Bible, Acts 25:24
      Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ "̀ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ̀ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ̀ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ̀ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ̀ⲥ̀ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ̀ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ̀ϥⲉⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ̀ⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ."
      And Festus said, "King Agrippa and all men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews have applied to me, both at Jerusalem and also here, crying out that he ought not to live any longer."
    • The Bohairic Coptic Bible, Matthew 2:3
      ̀Ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ̀ⲛϫⲉ ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ Ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ, ⲁϥ̀ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ, ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
      When King Herod heard this, he was troubled, and all of Jerusalem with him.
  2. (Bohairic) Caesar, Augustus, the titles of Roman emperors.
    • The Bohairic Coptic Bible, Acts 25:8
      Ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ̀ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ "ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ̀ⲙⲟⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ̀ⲉ̀ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ̀ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ, ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ, ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ".
      While Paul answered for himself: "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor yet against Caesar."
  3. (Bohairic) sultan
    • The Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit
      ...ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁϫⲡⲋ̅ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲗⲭⲉⲙⲏⲗ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲗⲁⲧⲉⲗ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ ⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲛ...
      "... on the fifth day, in the sixth hour, before sultan al-Kamil, son of sultan al-Adil, the Arab Persian on the throne of Piwan (Aywan)..."

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