ⲫⲁⲣⲉϩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

  • ⲫⲁⲣⲟⲥ (pharos) — Sahidic, Bohairic

Etymology

From ⲫ- (ph-) +‎ ⲁⲣⲉϩ (areh).

Proper noun

ⲫⲁⲣⲉϩ • (phareh) m

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) Pharos (a former island off Alexandria, Egypt)
  2. (Bohairic, Sahidic) The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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