rā

¹

[rah]

noun

1. the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Ra

²

Also Re

[rah]

noun

Egyptian Religion.

1. a sun god of Heliopolis, a universal creator worshiped throughout Egypt (typically represented as a hawk-headed man bearing on his head the solar disk and the uraeus).

Ra

³

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. radium.

RA

⁴

1. regular army.

R.A.

⁵

abbreviation

1. rear admiral.

2. Astronomy.,  right ascension.

3. royal academician.

4. Royal Academy.

RA

¹

abbreviation

1. rear admiral

2. astronomy right ascension

3. (in Britain) Royal Academician or Academy

4. (in Britain) Royal Artillery

5. Argentina (international car registration)

Ra

²

symbol

1. radium

Ra

³

/ rɑː /

noun

1. the ancient Egyptian sun god, depicted as a man with a hawk's head surmounted by a solar disc and serpent

Word History and Origins

Origin of rā¹

From Arabic

Word History and Origins

Origin of rā¹

(sense 5) from República Argentina

Example Sentences

It has left some anxious about the real life fallout from the political instability, including Seoul resident Ra Ji-soo, who reported hearing helicopters near her home late on Tuesday.

From BBC

"In a school of clownfish, women rule," Ra's al Ghul tells Joker in a one-on-one, encouraging her to embrace who she is.

From Salon

I send a Sun Ra sample in which Ra discusses how seldom Black men are mourned publicly by composers.

From Los Angeles Times

Her vocal lines argue with the beat as she joins generations of Afrofuturists like Sun Ra, looking beyond Earth and insisting, “There’s got to be more.”

From New York Times

Ra accused Canada of "jumping into fire with brushwood on its back" due to "blind belief in its American master" despite the ever-growing possibility of a military conflict on the Korean peninsula.

From Reuters