ⲫⲁⲣⲉϩ

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

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Etymology

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From ⲫ- (ph-) +‎ ⲁⲣⲉϩ (areh).

Proper noun

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ⲫⲁⲣⲉϩ (pharehm

  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.