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

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)
  • English: Ramesses, Ramses, Rameses
  • French: Ramsès
  • Hebrew: רַעְמְסֵס‎ (Ra'mses)
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