Lane’s articleفِرْعَوْنُ2 senses · 1 main
1anyone excessively proud, corrupt, or unbelieving—فُرْعُونُ
anyone excessively proud, corrupt, or unbelieving—فُرْعَوْنُ
[Pharaoh;] the surname of El-Weleed Ibn-Musʿab, king of Egypt; or the surname of every king of Egypt.
Or it means, or also means, [apparently used as a proper name,] anyone excessively proud, corrupt, or unbelieving: insolent and bold in acts of rebellion or disobedience, or going to excess in these and in wrongdoing.
The last of them is mentioned by IKh, from Fr, and is irregular.
Plural فَرَاعِنِةٌ.
[apparently meaning: One of us is the Pharaoh of this people, or nation]—أَحَدُنَا فِرْعَوْنُ هٰذِهِ الأُمَّةِ
Said in a tradition.
In one of my copies: أَخَذْنَا and فِرْعَوْنَ.
1.1and it is said that this word means the crocodile, in the language of the Copts—الفِرْعَوْنُ
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[Pharaoh;] the surname of El-Weleed Ibn-Mus'ab, king of Egypt: (S:) or the surname of every king of Egypt: (K:) or it signifies, (K,) or signifies also, (S,) [app. used as a proper name,] anyone inordinately proud or corrupt or unbelieving; (S, K;) insolent and audacious in acts of rebellion or disobedience, or extravagant therein and in wrongdoing: as also فُرْعُونُ and فُرْعَوْنُ ; (K;) the last mentioned by IKh, from Fr, and anomalous: (TA:) pl. فَرَاعِنِةٌ . (Msb, K, TA.) It is said in a trad., أَحَدُنَا فِرْعَوْنُ هٰذِهِ الأُمَّةِ [app. meaning One of us is the Pharaoh of this people, or nation]. (S: in one of my copies of the S, أَخَذْنَا and فِرْعَوْنَ .) And [it is said that] الفِرْعَوْنُ signifies The crocodile, (K, TA,) in the language of the Copts. (TA.)