rꜥ

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Demotic

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Etymology

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From Egyptian
r
a
ra
(rꜥ, sun, Ra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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G7Z5-N5 m

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

Descendants

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  • Coptic: ⲣⲏ ()
    • English: Re

References

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

Egyptian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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r
a
ra

 m

  1. sun [since the Pyramid Texts]
  2. (in fixed expressions) day (period of daylight) [since the Old Kingdom]
  3. (rare) sun of one particular day [Middle Kingdom literature]

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Proper noun

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r
a
ra

 m

  1. the god Ra (literally “Sun”) [since the Pyramid Texts]
  2. epithet for the king [since the Middle Kingdom]
  3. (only in the plural) one of a number of minorRa-gods’ or sun gods [since the New Kingdom]

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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See under the noun above.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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See also

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References

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