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ر.

rāʔ

The tenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, called رَاء (rāʔ) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ذ (ḏ) and followed by ز (z).

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characterrāʔ/raːʔ/letter, name/r/phoneme
  1. The tenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, called رَاء (rāʔ) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ذ (ḏ) and followed by ز (z).

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Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢛 (l, “resh”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤓 (l, “resh”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓁶. See also Classical Syriac ܪ (l, “resh”), Hebrew ר (l, “resh”), Ancient Greek Ρ (R), Latin R.

symbolrāʔ/raːʔ/letter, name/r/phoneme
  1. The twentieth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ق (q) and followed by ش (š).

Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢛 (l, “resh”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤓 (l, “resh”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓁶. See also Classical Syriac ܪ (l, “resh”), Hebrew ר (l, “resh”), Ancient Greek Ρ (R), Latin R.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.