Putiphar
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Biblical Hebrew פּוֹטִיפָר (Pōṭīfar), itself from Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ (in hieroglyphics 𓇳𓅮𓏙𓅮)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpuː.ti.pʰar/, [ˈpuːt̪ɪpʰär]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpu.ti.far/, [ˈpuːt̪ifär]
Proper noun edit
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 edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Pūtiphar |
| Genitive | Pūtiphāris |
| Dative | Pūtiphārī |
| Accusative | Pūtiphārem |
| Ablative | Pūtiphāre |
| Vocative | Pūtiphar |