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ra¹

interjection

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of rah (“exclamation of encouragement”).rah "You guys are doing great. Ra ra ra! Go get 'em, guys."

Ra²

  • /ɹɑː/

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Conventional Egyptological pronunciation (not to be confused with reconstructed pronunciations) of Egyptian r:a-ra (rꜥ, “the sun; Ra”).

proper noun

  1. Egyptian The Egyptian god of the Sun.

Ra³

  • /ɹɑː/

Rhymes with -ɑː

noun Ras

  1. Any of a series of moraines, in parts of Norway, that are long ridges covered with stones.

Ra⁴

  • /ɹɑː/

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Fijian Ra.

proper noun

  1. A province of Fiji.

Ra⁵

  • /ɹɑː/

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Abbreviation.

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of RA (republican army; IRA).RA When I first joined the Ra they said, ' You'll either be maimed, or killed and if you're lucky, just have to spend half your life in prison'.

Ra⁶

  • /ɹɑː/

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Abbreviation.

noun

  1. abbreviation, uncountable Abbreviation of average roughness

RA⁷

noun RAs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of rear admiral, a rank in the Royal Navy.rear admiral
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of receptor agonist.receptor agonist GLP-1 RA
  3. Philippines, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of republic act.republic act
  4. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of rescue ambulance.rescue ambulance
  5. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of research assistant.research assistant
  6. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of resident assistant: a trained student leader, within a college or university, who is given the responsibility of supervising students living in a residence hall.resident assistant
  7. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of resolution advisory (a type of TCAS warning).resolution advisory
  8. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of restricted area: an area that only authorized people can enter.restricted area
  9. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of rheumatoid arthritis.rheumatoid arthritis
  10. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of right ascension.right ascension
  11. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of right atrium.right atrium
  12. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of roughness average
  13. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Royal Academician: a member of the Royal Academy of Arts.Royal Academician

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Royal Academy.Royal Academy
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Royal Artillery: a regiment in the British Army.Royal Artillery
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Republic of Armenia.Republic of Armenia
  4. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Resident Advisor.Resident Advisor
  5. The Provisional Irish Republican Army. Up the RA!

phrase

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Arabicرَضِيَ ٱللهُ عَنْهُ (raḍiya llāhu ʕanhu, “may God be pleased with him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour companions of Muhammad (and by extension, the pious deceased in some usage).Arabicرَضِيَ ٱللهُ عَنْهُ Abu Bakr (RA), a companion of Muhammad (PBUH).
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Arabicرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِ (raḥmatu llāhi ʕalayhi, “may God have mercy on him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour the deceased.Arabicرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِ Muhammad Ali Jinnah (RA) is known as the Father of Pakistan.

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