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