rꜣ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ra

Noun

m

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, pages 393.1–393.6
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 146

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