Pharos was not Arabic ("Egyptian") for "lighthouse." Pharos was
the island the world's first lighthouse, the Pharos of Alexandria,
was built on. It was called that because of the island. However,
derivatives of the word "Pharos" mean "lighthouse" in at least six
languages, including Portugese, Spanish, French, Romanian, Italian,
and Albanian. "Pharos" still does not mean "lighthouse" in
Arabic.