rꜥ

Demotic

Etymology

From Egyptian

(rꜥ, “sun, Ra”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾeːʕ/

Noun

⁠ m

sun
(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

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈɾiːʕuw/ → /ˈɾiːʕuw/ → /ˈɾiːʕəʔ/ → /ˈɾeːʕ/[1]

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

Noun

m

sun
day (period of daylight)

Inflection

Declension of rꜥ (masculine u-stem)

singular	rꜥ
dual	rꜥwj
plural	rꜥw

Derived terms

rꜥ nb

Proper noun

m

the god Ra (literally “Sun”)

Derived terms

Descendants

Demotic: ⁠ (rꜥ)
- Coptic: ⲣⲏ (rē)
  - → English: Re
→ English: Ra

References

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

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