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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Pūtiphar, from Biblical Hebrew פּוֹטִיפָר (Pōṭīfar), itself from Egyptian 𓇳𓅮𓏙𓅮 (pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pu.tiˈfar.re/
  • Rhymes: -arre
  • Hyphenation: Pu‧ti‧fàr‧re

Proper noun

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Putifarre m

  1. (biblical) Potiphar

Further reading

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