rꜥ

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Demotic

Etymology

From Egyptian
r
a		 ra
 (rꜥ, “sun, Ra”).

Pronunciation

Noun

G7⁠Z5-N5 m

  1. sun
  2. (prefixed with pꜣ) the god Ra

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲣⲏ (rē)
    • → English: Re

References

  • Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, page 242

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

Noun

r
a		 ra

 m

  1. sun
  2. (in fixed expressions) day (period of daylight)
  3. (rare) sun of one particular day

Inflection

Declension of rꜥ (masculine u-stem)
singular rꜥ
dual rꜥwj
plural rꜥw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rꜥ  
r
a		 raG7
ra
r
a
r
a		 ra
Z1
r
a		 ra
Z1		 G7
r
a		 raA40
ra
Z1		 A40
ra
Z1
rꜥ rꜥ rꜥ rꜥ rꜥ rꜥ rꜥ rꜥ
in personal names
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rꜥ  
r
a		 C1
r
a		 N6
C2
ra
r
a
rw
a		 ra
Z1
r
W10 N6
rꜥ rꜥ rꜥ rꜥ rwꜥ rꜥ

Derived terms

Proper noun

r
a		 ra

 m

  1. the god Ra (literally “Sun”)
  2. epithet for the king
  3. (only in the plural) one of a number of minor ‘Ra-gods’ or sun gods

Inflection

Declension of rꜥ (masculine u-stem)
singular rꜥ
dual rꜥwj
plural rꜥw

Alternative forms

See under the noun above.

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39
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