See also: رأس

Chadian Arabic edit

 
راس

Etymology edit

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /raːs/
  • (file)

Noun edit

راس (rāsm (plural روسي (rūse))

  1. head

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Judith Heath, compiler (2016), Chadian Arabic - English Lexicon[1], N'Djamena, Chad: Association SIL, page 155

Egyptian Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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).

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Hijazi Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 edit

Malay edit

Noun edit

راس (plural راس-راس or راس۲, informal 1st possessive راسکو, 2nd possessive راسمو, 3rd possessive راسڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of rasa

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. beginning

Persian edit

Pronunciation edit

Readings
Dari reading? rās
Iranian reading? râs

Adjective edit

راس (râs)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of راست

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /raːs/, [rˤɑːs]
  • (file)

Noun edit

راس (rāsm (plural روس (rūs))

  1. head