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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾiːʕaʔ məˈsiːˌsuw/
• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɑː mɛs suː/
  • Conventional anglicization: ra-mes-su

Proper noun

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1. a male given name, Ramesses, Ramses, or Rameses.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rꜥ-ms-sw  

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)