rais
English
Noun
rais (plural raises)
- Alternative form of reis (“holder of military rank”).
References
- “rais”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Australian Kriol
Etymology
Noun
rais
References
- “rais”, in English - Kriol - AuSIL, (Can we date this quote?)
Belizean Creole
Etymology
Noun
rais
References
- “rais”, in Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri, 2007
Catalan
Noun
rais
- plural of rai
Chuukese
Etymology
Noun
rais
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
rais m
- plural of rai
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese raiz. Cognate with Kabuverdianu raìs.
Noun
rais
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “leader, chief, head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raˈis/, (traditional) /ˈra.is/[1][2]
- Rhymes: -is, (traditional) -ais
- Hyphenation: ra‧ìs, (traditional) rà‧is
Noun
rais m (invariable)
- (historical) captain (of a ship) [c. 16th century]
- a leader or head of state in an Arab society; reis
- (by extension, colloquial) a person in charge (chiefly male); boss, leader, supervisor
Related terms
See also
References
- ^ rais in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- ^ rais in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Anagrams
Middle English
Verb
rais
- alternative form of reysen (“to raise”)
Mokilese
Noun
rais
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| demonstrative forms | ||
| 1st person (near speaker) |
raisse | raiskai |
| 2nd person (near hearer) |
raissen | raisken |
| 3rd person (near neither speaker nor hearer) |
raisso | raissok |
| article forms | ||
| indefinite | raissoaw | raispwi |
| definite | raiswa | |
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
Noun
rais
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese raiz and Spanish raíz and Kabuverdianu raìs.
Noun
rais
Pohnpeian
Etymology
Noun
rais
Swahili
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
rais class V (plural marais class VI)
- president (the head of state of a republic)
- 2019 July 14, “Barua mpya iliyovuja yadai Trump amevunja mkataba wa nyukilia 'ili kumkera Obama'”, in BBC News Swahili[2]:
- Gazeti la Mail on Sunday linaripoti kuwa Sir Kim alimwandikia Bw Johnson akimuelezea kuwa rais Trump kutoka chama cha Republican anavunja mkataba huo kwa sababu za "utashi binafsi" - kwa sababu makubaliano hayo yalifikiwa na mtangulizi wake kutoka chama cha Democrat, Barack Obama.
- Mail on Sunday reports that Sir Kim wrote to Mr Johnson explaining that President Trump from the Republican Party was breaking the agreement for "personality reasons" - because the agreement was reached by his predecessor from the Democratic Party, Barack Obama.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica[1], volume 10, number 1, page 2 of 1-10: “Finally, modern engagement with the wider Islamic world has inspired Swahili lexicographers to coin words based on Modern Standard Arabic, like thaura ‘revolution’ or rais ‘president’”
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
rais
Descendants
Uzbek
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).
Noun
rais (plural raislar)