Acceptable ways to write it: raash (rash)
The letter raash (𐤓) or R/r is the twentieth letter in the Afroasiatic language known as Paleo-Hebrew (Ābarayat). The letter has been equated with the letter R in the English language. The letter has maintained its meaning throughout all of the changes to the language and remains consistent between Paleo-Hebrew and Modern Hebrew for its English meaning.
The Paleo-Hebrew language or the original language of the Ābarayam is one spoken with an emphasis on the rauakh (breath, wind, spirit). With the language of the Ābarayam, each letter has a meaning and a number associated with it that adds meaning to each word they’re used with. Below you will be able to learn more about the letter in Ancient Hebrew, Yiddish Hebrew, Greek, and much more.
Letter Meanings
| Letter | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𐤓 (r) – ra | head and person, man, beginning, top, rule, inheritance, possession |
| Prefix | Not applicable |
| Suffix | Not applicable |
| Number | 200 |
Based on the meaning of the letters the word could be defined as:
- “head of…”
- “chief of…”
- “beginning of…”
- “ruler of…”
- “rule of…”
- “inheritance of…”
- “possession of…”
Definitions for 𐤓 / r
| Language | Word | Transliteration | Pronunciation | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ābarayat | 𐤓 | r | ra | head and person, man, beginning, top, rule, inheritance, possession |
| English | R r | r | /ˈɑːr/ | the eighteenth letter and the fourteenth consonant of the modern English alphabet. |
| Hebrew | ר | r | /r/ | head |
| Arabic | ر | r | /r/ | order, command |
| Greek | Ρ ρ | r | [r] | rho |
Images for 𐤓 / r
History of Meaning
The pictograph of the word is of the head of a man who is raised up to look, and it also has an Ābarayat meaning of “head.” The word picture for the raash is a person, the profile of the head, the highest or top, and most important. In our modern times, it is the equivalent of someone taking a headshot for their identification card or the internet.
History of the Letter R
The visual appearance of the letter R was introduced in 500 BCE (3425 AM). “R” first appears in ancient Semitic in the form of a profile of a human. Pronounced “resh” it translated to (no surprise) “head.” The Romans flipped it to face right and added a tail, “probably to distinguish it from ‘P’,” writes Rosen.
The original Semitic letter may have been inspired by an Egyptian hieroglyph for tp, “head”. It was used for /r/ by Semites because, in their language, the word for “head” was rêš (also the name of the letter). It developed into Greek ‘Ρ’ ῥῶ (rhô) and Latin R. The descending diagonal stroke develops as a graphic variant in some Western Greek alphabets, but it was not adopted in most Old Italic alphabets; most Old Italic alphabets show variants of their rho between a “P” and a “D” shape but without the Western Greek descending stroke.
The descending stroke of the Latin letter R was fully developed by the 3rd century BC, as seen in the Tomb of the Scipios sarcophagus inscriptions of that era. From around 50 AD, the letter P would be written with its loop fully closed, assuming the shape formerly taken by R.
Definitions for 𐤓𐤉 / ray
When adding the 𐤉 (yad) to the end of a word, it creates a possessive of the original word. It can either signify “my…” or identify a member of a nation. For example, 𐤏𐤁𐤓 (Ābar) is the progenitor, but 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉 (Ābaray) is the singular descendant of him also known as a Hebrew.
| Language | Word | Transliteration | Pronunciation | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ābarayat | 𐤓𐤉 | ray | rey | moisture, watering |
| English | moisture | moisture | mois-cher | condensed or diffused liquid, especially water. |
| Hebrew | רִי | ri | ree | moisture |
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Images for 𐤓𐤉 / ray
Definitions for 𐤓𐤉𐤌 / rayam
When adding the 𐤌 (mayam) after the 𐤉 (yad) to the end of a word, it creates a plural of the original word. It can identify multiple members of a nation. For example, 𐤏𐤁𐤓 (Ābar) is the progenitor, but 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 (Ābarayam) are the plural descendants of him also known as Hebrews.
| Language | Word | Transliteration | Pronunciation | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ābarayat | 𐤓𐤉𐤌 | rayam | raw-yawm | |
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Images for 𐤓𐤉𐤌 / rayam
Definitions for 𐤓𐤉𐤕 / rayat
When adding the 𐤕 (tau) after the 𐤉 (yad) to the end of a word, it creates a plural of the original word. It identifies the language or a sign of a nation’s existence. For example, 𐤏𐤁𐤓 (Ābar) is the progenitor, but 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 (Ābarayat) is the language of him also known as Paleo-Hebrew language.
| Language | Word | Transliteration | Pronunciation | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ābarayat | 𐤓𐤉𐤕 | rayat | raw-yawt | |
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Images for 𐤓𐤉𐤕 / rayat
Classification
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