ⲫⲁⲣⲉϩ

Coptic

A drawing of the Pharos of Alexandria by German archaeologist Prof. H. Thiersch (1909).

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.