rā

[ rah ]

/ rɑ /

noun

the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of rā

From Arabic

Words nearby rā

röntgeno-, rösti, rüdesheimer, rügen, rümker, rā, rāmānuja, s, s & m, s 500, s and h

Definition for ras (2 of 2)

[ rah ]

/ rɑ /

noun Egyptian Religion.

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).

Also Re.

Example sentences from the Web for ras

For the most part, residents of Ras Baalbek say they feel secure.

Lebanese Christians Gun Up Against ISIS |Susannah George |November 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ras Baalbek is just one of a handful of Christian villages in the northern Bekaa Valley not far from the Syrian border.

Lebanese Christians Gun Up Against ISIS |Susannah George |November 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Armed men also stopped voters from casting their ballots in the port town of Ras Lanuf.

Polls Close in First Libyan Election in More Than 40 Years |Jamie Dettmer |July 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The nearest shelter was a hotel in the residential portion of the Ras Lanuf oil complex, and I got there as quickly as I could.

Four Missing New York Times Journalists |Babak Dehghanpisheh |March 16, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Tyler described some of that Ras Lanuf fighting in an interview for a New York Times blog.

Four Missing New York Times Journalists |Babak Dehghanpisheh |March 16, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The attractions at the Atrium were set out fully; but the name of Ras Fendihook did not appear.

Jaffery |William J. Locke
After dinner they slipped away to parties of ladies, where anarchy prevailed as completely as at the house of the ras.

The Life and Adventures of Bruce, the African Traveller |Francis Head
The Master took no delight in compositions that clashed with the theory of bhakti and lacked the spirit of delight (ras).

Chaitanya's Life And Teachings |Krishna das Kaviraja
Over every five or six Ras Miya an Emir presides, who is also provided with an assistant.

Fire and Sword in the Sudan |Rudolf C. Slatin
We settled there for several days, not being able to go nearer Ras Momi for reasons connected with water.

Southern Arabia |Theodore Bent

British Dictionary definitions for ras (1 of 4)

RAS

abbreviation for

Royal Agricultural Society

Royal Astronomical Society

British Dictionary definitions for ras (2 of 4)

abbreviation for

rear admiral

astronomy right ascension

(in Britain) Royal Academician or Academy

(in Britain) Royal Artillery

Argentina (international car registration)

Word Origin for RA

(sense 5) from República Argentina

British Dictionary definitions for ras (3 of 4)

Ra ¹

the chemical symbol for

radium

British Dictionary definitions for ras (4 of 4)

Ra ²

Re

/ (rɑː) /

noun

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

Medical definitions for ras (1 of 2)

RAS

abbr.

reticular activating system

Medical definitions for ras (2 of 2)

The symbol for the elementradium

Scientific definitions for ras

The symbol for radium.

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rā

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Origin of rā

Words nearby rā

Definition for ras (2 of 2)

noun Egyptian Religion.

Example sentences from the Web for ras

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abbreviation for

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abbreviation for

Word Origin for RA

British Dictionary definitions for ras (3 of 4)

the chemical symbol for

British Dictionary definitions for ras (4 of 4)

Re

noun

Medical definitions for ras (1 of 2)

abbr.

Medical definitions for ras (2 of 2)

Scientific definitions for ras