Wait, So Ra's Al Ghul is Pronounced as Ray's Al Ghul?

[Knight12ify]

It's Arabic.

Dude, do you know anything about Arabic? For all we know the word could have had a Persian origin and you still call it Arabic. It has a middle eastern origin, more like a literal Iran/Iraq origin meaning that the word would have had about a 45% chance to be Arabic. And don't just say its Arabic because its Iraqi, there are other languages there.

Oh and dude, Arabic is technically a family of languages INCLUDING Modern Standard Arabic.

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[Joseph_Kerr]

Dude, do you know anything about Arabic? For all we know the word could have had a Persian origin and you still call it Arabic. It has a middle eastern origin, more like a literal Iran/Iraq origin meaning that the word would have had about a 45% chance to be Arabic. And don't just say its Arabic because its Iraqi, there are other languages there.

Oh and dude, Arabic is technically a family of languages INCLUDING Modern Standard Arabic.

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It sounds like you're questioning his insight on the topic without knowing the answer yourself.......

Am I the only one that sees that?

[Jeff Brady]

Razz just sounded terrible. Like a rapper or a thug.

Oh look, racism. What a surprise.

[KurtW95]

Oh look, racism. What a surprise.

How is that racist? It just sounds like a rapper name.

[Joseph_Kerr]

How is that racist? It just sounds like a rapper name.

Razz al ghoul sounds like a rapper name?

[KurtW95]

Razz al ghoul sounds like a rapper name?

No. Just Razz.

[flamemasterelan]

It would probably have been up to each individual to figure it out of Ra's had never appeared outside of comics, but the better know pronunciation (if potentially incorrect one) probably came from Batman: The Animated Series.

I'd say the better-known pronunciation is "Rah's" from Batman Begins. After all, most of the general public probably didn't even know who Ra's was until then. "Rae'sh," however, comes from the person who originally created the character, so I'd say that one's probably correct.

[Joseph_Kerr]

I'd say the better-known pronunciation is "Rah's" from Batman Begins. After all, most of the general public probably didn't even know who Ra's was until then. "Rae'sh," however, comes from the person who originally created the character, so I'd say that one's probably correct.

I'm almost possitive there's an accent over the s in the comics. I think it's not supposed to be just an apostrophe.

[Deviates]

I'm almost possitive there's an accent over the s in the comics. I think it's not supposed to be just an apostrophe.

Looking at a copy of 'the resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul' and there is no accent. I'm trying to think of a language that actually uses accents of the 's' and I'm stumped.

I think everyone has their own way to say it, it's quite funny it isn't hammered down. I always pronounced it 'Raysh' (but the 'a' like the a in 'Ace') but it's slowy become Raas.

[Joseph_Kerr]

Looking at a copy of 'the resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul' and there is no accent. I'm trying to think of a language that actually uses accents of the 's' and I'm stumped.

I think everyone has their own way to say it, it's quite funny it isn't hammered down. I always pronounced it 'Raysh' (but the 'a' like the a in 'Ace') but it's slowy become Raas.

With the help of Nolan's movies I'm sure

[flamemasterelan]

I think I originally pronounced it Raas, for years actually. I don't actually remember any of the Ra's al Ghul episodes of BTAS, and I stopped watching Beyond pretty early on. But after playing Arkham City, I picked up Raysh, and I've been calling him that ever since.

I'd rather trust an animated series that had a revolving door of comic writers than a movie series. After all, even 15+ years in, a Street Fighter movie still can't call Ryu "Ree-you," it's always "Rye-you."

[tabo61]

The name look's great on paper but I never knew how the heck to pronounce it.

[shadowedge01]

The correct pronounciation is "Raysh". It is the way Denny O'Neal, Ra's creator pronounces it too.

Here is a clip from Batman Beyond to prove it:

[PretenderNX01]

Did we ever hear from an actual person who spoke an Arabic language how it was pronounced? I know people throw around the Batman Beyond clip but that's not an expert witness

I mean, right now it's just a battle between Batman Beyond and Batman Begins.

[flamemasterelan]

Well, we got this:

Ok so we had a little debate a while back. What we got is that Ras Al Ghul means Head of the demon as in a literal Head of a Demon, While Raysh Al Ghul means Head of the Demon, with head as in ''Head of an organization''. So they are both OK, it really depends if you want the ''Head'' to be metaphoric or not. but Raysh is the preffered usage of his creator Denny O'neil so most Batman media call him that way.

But in all honesty, regardless of language, I think the creator's intention trumps it.

Edit: And technically, it's a battle between Batman Begins and the entirety of the DCAU, as well as Arkham City(and possibly Asylum), plus the creator himself, so...yeah.