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ramesses

/ɹˈæməsɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
ramess-es
IPA
/ɹˈæməsɪz/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ῥαμέσσης (Rhaméssēs), itself from Egyptian ra-ms-sw (rꜥ-ms-sw).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ῥαμέσσης, rꜥ-ms-sw

Inflected Forms

Ramasses (alternative) Ramases (alternative) Rameses (alternative) Ramses (alternative) Ramsses (alternative) Rhamesses (alternative) Rhameses (alternative) Rhamsses (alternative) Rhamses (alternative)

Derived Forms

Ramessid

Frequently Paired Words

Ramesside Ramose Ozymandias

Questions

How do you pronounce ramesses?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈæməsɪz/.
What does ramesses mean?
Name of several pharaohs of 19th and 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 13th to 10th century BC.
Where does ramesses come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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