ra
/ɹɑː/
ra is the alternative spelling of rah.
Meaning of rah
Interjection (1)
- An exclamation of support or encouragement.
- Not so very long ago, a row of docile cheerleaders would say, “rah, rah, rah, sis-boombah”—maybe a leg would kick up into the air, perhaps a jump under the cheerleader's own power.2011, Kern Alexander, M. David Alexander, American Public School Law, page 668
- An exclamation of patriotic or passionate excitement.
- I FUCKING LOVE PEOPLE!!!! I FUCKING WANT TO USE THE LIMITED TIME I HAVE TO RESPECT OTHERS AND WHAT THEY ENJOY RAHHHHH2023 June 24, u/crappylilAccident, “Clamworks truth”, in Reddit, r/Clamworks, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2024
Interjection (2)
(MLE)
- An expression of surprise.
- He’s like, “Shut up, man. Whatever man. Skip, man, was a shot.” And I’m like, “Rah, this is a bit of a weird reaction?”2019 June 6, Skepta, quoted in “Skepta opens up about becoming a father and enduring two heartbreaking miscarriages” by Narjas Zatat, Metro
- An expression of admiration.
- Target bought the tape round, I listened to it and I was like, ‘Rah, this is sick, this kid is so sick’.2016, Wiley, quoted in This Is Grime by Hattie Collins and Olivia Rose, Hachette UK, page 145
- An expression of frustration or anger.
- I was daydreaming, smoking weed out the curtain / Looking at my baby like rah, I'm just a burden2016, Big Narstie (lyrics), “Fire In The Booth (Part 3)”, performed by Big Narstie on BBC Radio 1Xtra
Noun (1) capitalized: RA
RA (plural RAs)
- Initialism of rear admiral, a rank in the Royal Navy.
- Initialism of receptor agonist.
- GLP-1 RA
- Initialism of republic act.
- Initialism of rescue ambulance.
- Initialism of research assistant.
- 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.
- Initialism of resolution advisory (a type of TCAS warning).
- Initialism of restricted area: an area that only authorized people can enter.
- Initialism of rheumatoid arthritis.
- Initialism of right ascension.
- Initialism of right atrium.
- Initialism of roughness average
- Initialism of Royal Academician: a member of the Royal Academy of Arts.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: RA
RA
- Initialism of Royal Academy.
- Initialism of Royal Artillery: a regiment in the British Army.
- Initialism of Republic of Armenia.
- Initialism of Resident Advisor.
- The Provisional Irish Republican Army.
- Up the RA!
- Good old Austin [Currie] was quick to say we hadn't and it wasn't a vote for the RA.2006, Andrew Higgins Wyndham, Re-imagining Ireland, page 122
Phrase capitalized: RA
RA
- 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).
- Abu Bakr (RA), a companion of Muhammad (PBUH).
- Initialism of Arabicرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِ (raḥmatu llāhi ʕalayhi, “may God have mercy on him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour the deceased.
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah (RA) is known as the Father of Pakistan.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ra
Ra
Noun (2) capitalized: Ra
Ra (plural Ras)
- Any of a series of moraines, in parts of Norway, that are long ridges covered with stones.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Ra
Ra
Proper noun (4) capitalized: Ra
Ra
- Alternative form of RA (republican army; IRA).
- 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'.2005, Matthew Evangelista, Peace Studies: Critical Concepts in Political Science, page 235
- Dan's excuse for leavin was the Ra.2007, Mia Gallagher, HellFire: A Novel
Noun (3) capitalized: Ra
Ra (uncountable)
- Abbreviation of average roughness
Synonyms of ra
Forms of ra
| plural | RAs |
|---|---|
| plural | Ras |
Origin of ra
Conventional Egyptological pronunciation (not to be confused with reconstructed pronunciations) of Egyptian r:a-ra (rꜥ, “the sun; Ra”).
Borrowed from Fijian Ra.
Abbreviation.
Words formed from ra
- Amun-Ra
- Raet-Tawy
- Ra-Horakhty
Phrases with ra
Words that rhyme with ra
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- Moskva
- Nansha
- rah
- shikar
- ah
- aha
- alhamdulillah
- Amapá
- Benoit
- Bogotá
- fa
- galah
- goombah
- huzzah
- inshallah
- Jah
- la
- lah-di-dah
- ma
- moire
- mudra
- ménage à trois
- na
- omertà
- ooh la la
- pa
- schwa
- shah
- Shangri-La
- sis boom bah
- ta
- wah
- Xisha
- 'za
- allah
- ar
- arthra
- Aymara
- baa
- bah
- Bogota
- boyar
- bra
- cha
- cha cha cha
- chamar
- che sara sara
- chicken paw
Questions about ra
- What does ra mean?
- Ra means the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
- What is ra the alternative spelling of?
- Ra is the alternative spelling of rah.
- What part of speech is ra?
- Ra can be a noun, a proper noun or a phrase.
- How do you pronounce ra?
- Ra is pronounced /ɹɑː/.
- What is the plural of ra?
- The plural of ra is RAs.
Words near ra in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ra (page history and authors); RA (page history and authors); Ra (page history and authors); rah (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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