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the best word that describes an ancient king and originally meant "great house" is Pharaoh
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What does Pharaoh mean?
Pharaoh was the title given to ancient Egyptian kings. It comes from the Egyptian word, pero', which means great house.I'm pretty sure it means king. It also means "great house" apparently.
An Egyptian King?
An Egyptian King is called a Pharaoh.
Which king ruled Egyptian dynasty?
King Tut
How do Heiroglypics relate to King Tutankhamun?
hierogliphics are how the ancient Egyptian language was written and king tut was ancient Egyptian.....
Was King Tutankhamun a farrow or a king?
he was a pharaoh because he was am Egyptian king
What does Pharaoh mean?
Pharaoh was the title given to ancient Egyptian kings. It comes from the Egyptian word, pero', which means great house.I'm pretty sure it means king. It also means "great house" apparently.
What Egyptian word describes an ancient Egyptian king that originally meant great house?
The word is pharaoh.
What pharaoh means great house?
There is not one pharaoh that means "great house." The word pharaoh is Egyptian for the phrase "great house."
What does pharaoh translate into?
It doesn't stand for anything. It was just a term for a ruler, a king.
What is the name of the famous great Egyptian boy king?
King Tutankhamen short for King Tut.
What was king Menes wifes name?
Neithhotep is thought to have been the wife of the Egyptian king Menes. Her name means literally that the "god Neith is satisfied".
What first meant the great house in ancient Egypt?
The ancient Egyptian term pr-'3 (usually expressed as per-aa in modern studies) means "great house" - the palace of the ruling pharaoh. By extension it came to mean the king himself, but it was not the only term meaning king or pharaoh.
What Egyptian Pharaoh was buried in the Great Pyramid?
King Kufu i think
Does the word pharaoh have a special meaning?
It is derived from the ancient Egyptian words meaning "great house", p'r-ret. In the same way as sometimes people say "We are waiting for a decision from the White House", people sometimes used the name of the palace as a name for the potentate. Thus the Hebrews called the Egyptian king after his palace.
An Egyptian King?
An Egyptian King is called a Pharaoh.
Were pharaohs only in Egypt?
The Pharaoh is the name that the Ancient Egyptians called their king, just as the Russians called their ruler the Czar. The word "pharaoh" is from an ancient Egyptian word meaning "great house".
What is the origin of the word pharaoh?
The Ancient Greeks were aware of the Egyptian pyramids, and called them pyramis (plural: pyramides).The name may be Egyptian in origin, since it has no obvious etymology in Greek.yes & the original Egyptian word for the thing was actually pimar
