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 begot him’.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

 m

  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)
  • → Hebrew: רַעְמְסֵס (Ra'mses)
    • → English: Ramses
    • → French: Ramsès
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