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

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ɾiːʕəməˈseːsə/ → /ɾaʕməˈseːs/

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

Proper noun

m

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, Rameses
→ Hebrew: רַעְמְסֵס (Ra'mses)
- → English: Ramses
- → French: Ramsès

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