rꜣ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

 m

1. goose
2. an item of baked goods shaped like a goose
3. 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

1. Alternative transliteration of r (“opening, mouth, piece”).

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], 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