rais

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See also: raís, raïs, Räis, and Rais

English

Noun

rais (plural raises)

  1. Alternative form of reis (holder of military rank)

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Catalan

Noun

rais

  1. plural of rai

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English rice.

Noun

rais

  1. rice

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

rais m

  1. plural of rai

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese raiz. Cognate with Kabuverdianu raìs.

Noun

rais

  1. root

Italian

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Etymology

From Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, leader, chief, head), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (head).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈis/, (traditional) /ˈra.is/
  • Rhymes: -is, (traditional) -ais
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ìs, (traditional) rà‧is

Noun

rais m (invariable)

  1. (historical) captain (of a ship)
  2. a leader or head of state in an Arab society; reis
  3. (by extension, colloquial) a person in charge (chiefly male); boss, leader, supervisor
    Synonyms: capo, padrone

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See also

References

  1. ^ rais in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ rais in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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Middle English

Verb

rais

  1. Alternative form of reysen (to raise)

Mokilese

Noun

rais

  1. rice

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English rice.

Noun

rais

  1. rice

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese raiz and Spanish raíz and Kabuverdianu raìs.

Noun

rais

  1. root

Pohnpeian

Etymology

Borrowed from English rice.

Noun

rais

  1. rice

Swahili

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).

Pronunciation

Noun

rais (ma class, plural marais)

  1. 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:
      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

  1. ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica, 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

From English rice.

Noun

rais

  1. rice

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).

Noun

rais (plural raislar)

  1. chairman