Ramesses

English

proper noun

Definitions

Name of several pharaohs of 19th and 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 13th to 10th century BC.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥαμέσσης derived from Egyptian rꜥ-ms-sw.

Origin

Egyptian

rꜥ-ms-sw

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Ῥαμέσσης Ancient Greek
רעמסס Hebrew (modern)
egy Egyptian
ms Egyptian
msj Egyptian
rꜥ Egyptian
rꜥ-ms-sw Egyptian
sw Egyptian
to give birth to Egyptian
ⲣⲁⲙⲉⲥⲥⲏ Coptic