Putiphar
Latin
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew פּוֹטִיפָר (Pōṭīfar), itself from Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ (in hieroglyphics 𓇳𓅮𓏙𓅮)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpuː.tɪ.pʰar]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpuː.t̪i.far]
Proper noun
Pūtiphar m sg (genitive Pūtiphāris); third declension
- a male given name from Egyptian, borne by a Biblical character, named Potiphar in English, who owned Joseph son of Jacob as slave.
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Pūtiphar |
| genitive | Pūtiphāris |
| dative | Pūtiphārī |
| accusative | Pūtiphārem |
| ablative | Pūtiphāre |
| vocative | Pūtiphar |