راس

See also: رأس

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːs/
  • Audio (N'Djamena):(file)

Noun

راس • (rāsm (plural روسي (rūse))

  1. head

Derived terms

  • راس قوي (rās gawi)

References

  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 127

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾɑːs]

Noun

راس • (rāsf (plural رُوس (rūs) or رُؤُوس (ruʾūs))

  1. head (part of the body)
    مايعرفش راسه من رجليه.
    ma-yiʿráf-š rā́s-u min rigl-ḗ.
    He doesn't know his head from his feet.
  2. chief, top (of a hierarchy)
    هو اكبر راس فى الحتة دى.
    húwwa ʾákbar rās fi-l-ḥítta di.
    He's the biggest chief in this area.
  3. top part, summit
  4. cape
    راس البر، راس الشيطان
    rās il-barr, rās iš-šiṭā́n
    Ras El-Bar, Ras El-Sheitan (a popular beach resort near Nuweiba).

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • راس السنة (rās is-sána)
  • راس العبد (rās il-ʕabd)
  • راس فى راس (rās fi-rās)
  • فوق راس (fōʔ rās)
  • من تحت راس (min taḥtⁱ rās)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːs/

Noun

راس • (rāsm (plural رُوس (rūs) or رُؤُوس (ruʔūs))

  1. head (part of the body)
  2. chief, top (of a hierarchy)
  3. top part, summit
  4. cape

Derived terms

  • راس السنة (rās as-sana)

Libyan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Noun

راس (rāsm (plural روس (rūs))

  1. head (part of the body)

References

  • Dickinson, Eerik (2004) Spoken Libyan Arabic, Virginia, USA: Dunwoody Press, →ISBN

Malay

Noun

راس (plural راس-راس or راس٢)

  1. Jawi spelling of rasa.‎

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

راس • (rāsm (plural ريوس (ryūs) or ريوسة (ryūsa), diminutive رويس (rwiyyis))

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. beginning

Persian

Pronunciation

Readings
Dari reading? rās
Iranian reading? râs

Adjective

راس • (râs)

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of راست

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

Noun

راس • (rāsm (plural روس (rūs))

  1. head