nul n'est prophète en son pays
French, proverb/nyl n‿ɛ pʁɔ.fɛ.t‿ɑ̃ sɔ̃ pɛ.i/
nul n'est prophète en son pays is spelled N-U-L-N-E-S-T-P-R-O-P-H-È-T-E-E-N-S-O-N-P-A-Y-S (24 letters). Nul n'est prophète en son pays is a French proverb meaning “a prophet is not without honor save in his own country, a prophet has no honor in his own country” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does nul n'est prophète en son pays mean in English?
proverb
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a prophet is not without honor save in his own country, a prophet has no honor in his own country
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. On a ordinairement moins de succès en son pays qu’ailleurs ; c’est parmi les siens qu’on a le moins de chances d’être cru, qu’on en impose le moins.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce nul n'est prophète en son pays?
- /nyl n‿ɛ pʁɔ.fɛ.t‿ɑ̃ sɔ̃ pɛ.i/
- /nyl n‿ɛ pʁɔ.fe.t‿ɑ̃ sɔ̃ pe.i/
- \nyl n‿ɛ pʁɔ.fɛ.t‿ɑ̃ sɔ̃ pe.i\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.