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rais

See also: raís, raïs, Räis, and Rais

English edit

Noun edit

rais (plural raises)

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

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Catalan edit

Noun edit

rais

  1. plural of rai

Chuukese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English rice.

Noun edit

rais

  1. rice

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Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

rais m

  1. plural of rai

Guinea-Bissau Creole edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese raiz. Cognate with Kabuverdianu raìs.

Noun edit

rais

  1. root

Italian edit

 
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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /raˈis/, (traditional) /ˈra.is/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -is, (traditional) -ais
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ìs, (traditional) rà‧is

Noun edit

rais m (invariable)

  1. (historical) captain (of a ship) [c. 16th century]
  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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References edit

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

Anagrams edit

Middle English edit

Verb edit

rais

  1. Alternative form of reysen (“to raise”)

Mokilese edit

Noun edit

rais

  1. rice

Nigerian Pidgin edit

Etymology edit

From English rice.

Noun edit

rais

  1. rice

Papiamentu edit

 

Etymology edit

From Portuguese raiz and Spanish raíz and Kabuverdianu raìs.

Noun edit

rais

  1. root

Pohnpeian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English rice.

Noun edit

rais

  1. rice

Swahili edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).[1]

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Noun edit

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[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.

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References edit

  1. ^ 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 edit

Etymology edit

From English rice.

Noun edit

rais

  1. rice

Uzbek edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).

Noun edit

rais (plural raislar)

  1. chairman
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