rꜥ-ms-sw
Egyptian
Etymology
From rꜥ (“Ra”) + ms (perfective active participle of msj (“to give birth to”)) + sw (“him”), thus literally ‘Ra is the one who bore him’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /rɑː mɛs suː/
- Conventional anglicization: ra-mes-su
Proper noun
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- A male given name, Ramesses, Ramses or Rameses.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rꜥ-ms-sw
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rꜥ-ms-s | rꜥ-ms-s | rꜥ-ms-sw |
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Ῥαμέσσης (Rhaméssēs), Ῥαμέστης (Rhaméstēs)
- English: Ramesses, Ramses, Rameses
- French: Ramsès
- Hebrew: רַעְמְסֵס (Ra'mses)