fergħun

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic فِرْعَوْن‎ (firʿawn, “pharaoh”). The tyranny of the pharaohs, especially with regard to Moses, is very much stressed in the Quran and has become proverbial in Arabic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛˈrɔwn/

Noun

fergħun m (plural friegħen)

  1. an evil or unscrupulous person
  2. a devil
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