راس

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See also: رأس

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

راس • (rās) m (plural روسي (rūse))

  1. head

Derived terms

References

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

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

Noun

راس • (rās) f (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

Derived terms

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

Noun

راس • (rās) m (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

Derived terms

Libyan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Noun

راس (rās) m (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 راس۲, informal 1st possessive راسکو, 2nd possessive راسمو, 3rd possessive راسڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of rasa‎

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

Noun

راس • (rās) m (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 • (rās) m (plural روس (rūs))

  1. head
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