Ra

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Translingual

Symbol

Ra

  1. (chemistry) radium.

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Transcription of Egyptian
r
a		 ra
 (rꜥ, “the sun; Ra”).

Proper noun

Ra

  1. (Egyptian mythology) The Egyptian god of the Sun.
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Etymology 2

Noun

Ra (plural Ras)

  1. (geology) Any of a series of moraines, in parts of Norway, that are long ridges covered with stones.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Ra

  1. Alternative form of RA (republican army; IRA).
    • 2005, Matthew Evangelista, Peace Studies: Critical Concepts in Political Science, page 235:
      When I first joined the Ra they said, ' You'll either be maimed, or killed and if you're lucky, just have to spend half your life in prison'.
    • 2007, Mia Gallagher, HellFire: A Novel:
      Dan's excuse for leavin was the Ra.
    • 2017, Michael Layton, Bill Rogerson, The Hooligans Are Still Among Us:
      Another one sung by Celtic fans is 'ooh ahh up the Ra', which is described as an Irish rebel song by some.

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Italian

Etymology

Transcription of Egyptian
r
a		 N5
Z1		 C2
 (rꜥ, “sun; the god Ra”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: Rà

Proper noun

Ra m

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Ra (god of the Sun)
    Synonym: Dio Sole

Further reading

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Polish

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Ra

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Ra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: Ra

Proper noun

Ra m pers (indeclinable)

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Ra (ancient Egyptian god of the Sun, order, kings, and the sky, commonly depicted with the head of a falcon)

Further reading

  • Ra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Ra in PWN's encyclopedia
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