rꜣ
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /rɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ra
Noun
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- goose
- an item of baked goods shaped like a goose
- incense in the shape of a goose
Inflection
Declension of rꜣ (masculine)
singular | rꜣ |
---|---|
dual | rꜣwj |
plural | rꜣw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rꜣ
rꜣ | ||
[Old Kingdom] |
Descendants
- Coptic: ⲣⲟ (ro)
Romanization
rꜣ
- Alternative transliteration of r (“opening, mouth, piece”).
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 393.1–393.6
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 146