R
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Maps to: English letter R
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Pronunciation
Dee's Original
Historical EvidencePrimary records and manuscript witnesses[r]
r
≈ Like English 'r' (Elizabethan r was likely a tap or trill, not the modern approximant)
Golden Dawn
Later InterpretationPost-Dee adaptation or commentaryPronounced [ɑːr] or [rɑː]
ɑːr / rɑː
≈ Like 'ar' or 'rah'
Modern Practice
Traditional Occult ClaimTradition-specific interpretive frameworkPronounced as English 'r'
r
Historical Reception
Strong Scholarly ConsensusSustained agreement across peer scholarshipMapped to the English letter R. Note that Elizabethan English R was likely a different sound from the modern English approximant — closer to a tap [ɾ] or trill [r].
Source: Laycock (2001)