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What language did the Pharaohs speak?

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To answer your original question, the Pharaohs did not speak Arabic. Egypt wasn't conquered by the Muslim Caliphate until the seventh century, with Islam becoming the majority religion within several hundred years. The Arabs brought with them a new religion and language. read more

To answer your original question, the Pharaohs did not speak Arabic. Egypt wasn’t conquered by the Muslim Caliphate until the seventh century, with Islam becoming the majority religion within several hundred years. The Arabs brought with them a new religion and language. read more

Pharaoh admitted to Joseph that he did not know Hebrew. The Ibn Ezra explains Moses's name in two ways (either in Arabic or in Hebrew), etc. See more about this there. read more

However, Cleopatra did learn to speak Egyptian, as well as Greek (native language), the languages of the Medes, Parthians, Jews, Arabs, Syrians, Trogodytae, and Ethiopians. read more

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