رئيس

See also: رئیس and رییس

Arabic

Root
ر ء س (r-ʔ-s)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb رَأَسَ (raʔasa, “to be at the head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.ʔiːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs

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Noun

رَئِيس • (raʔīs) m (plural رُؤَسَاء (ruʔasāʔ), feminine رَئِيسَة (raʔīsa))

1. boss, chief, leader
2. director
3. headmaster, principal
4. chairman
5. governor
6. president
7. manager, superintendent
8. (music) conductor
9. (military) captain

Declension

Declension of noun رَئِيس (raʔīs)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَئِيس raʔīs	الرَّئِيس ar-raʔīs	رَئِيس raʔīs	رَئِيسَة raʔīsa	الرَّئِيسَة ar-raʔīsa	رَئِيسَة raʔīsat
Nominative	رَئِيسٌ raʔīsun	الرَّئِيسُ ar-raʔīsu	رَئِيسُ raʔīsu	رَئِيسَةٌ raʔīsatun	الرَّئِيسَةُ ar-raʔīsatu	رَئِيسَةُ raʔīsatu
Accusative	رَئِيسًا raʔīsan	الرَّئِيسَ ar-raʔīsa	رَئِيسَ raʔīsa	رَئِيسَةً raʔīsatan	الرَّئِيسَةَ ar-raʔīsata	رَئِيسَةَ raʔīsata
Genitive	رَئِيسٍ raʔīsin	الرَّئِيسِ ar-raʔīsi	رَئِيسِ raʔīsi	رَئِيسَةٍ raʔīsatin	الرَّئِيسَةِ ar-raʔīsati	رَئِيسَةِ raʔīsati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَئِيسَيْن raʔīsayn	الرَّئِيسَيْن ar-raʔīsayn	رَئِيسَيْ raʔīsay	رَئِيسَتَيْن raʔīsatayn	الرَّئِيسَتَيْن ar-raʔīsatayn	رَئِيسَتَيْ raʔīsatay
Nominative	رَئِيسَانِ raʔīsāni	الرَّئِيسَانِ ar-raʔīsāni	رَئِيسَا raʔīsā	رَئِيسَتَانِ raʔīsatāni	الرَّئِيسَتَانِ ar-raʔīsatāni	رَئِيسَتَا raʔīsatā
Accusative	رَئِيسَيْنِ raʔīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʔīsayni	رَئِيسَيْ raʔīsay	رَئِيسَتَيْنِ raʔīsatayni	الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ ar-raʔīsatayni	رَئِيسَتَيْ raʔīsatay
Genitive	رَئِيسَيْنِ raʔīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʔīsayni	رَئِيسَيْ raʔīsay	رَئِيسَتَيْنِ raʔīsatayni	الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ ar-raʔīsatayni	رَئِيسَتَيْ raʔīsatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُؤَسَاء ruʔasāʔ	الرُّؤَسَاء ar-ruʔasāʔ	رُؤَسَاء ruʔasāʔ	رَئِيسَات raʔīsāt	الرَّئِيسَات ar-raʔīsāt	رَئِيسَات raʔīsāt
Nominative	رُؤَسَاءُ ruʔasāʔu	الرُّؤَسَاءُ ar-ruʔasāʔu	رُؤَسَاءُ ruʔasāʔu	رَئِيسَاتٌ raʔīsātun	الرَّئِيسَاتُ ar-raʔīsātu	رَئِيسَاتُ raʔīsātu
Accusative	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa	الرُّؤَسَاءَ ar-ruʔasāʔa	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa	رَئِيسَاتٍ raʔīsātin	الرَّئِيسَاتِ ar-raʔīsāti	رَئِيسَاتِ raʔīsāti
Genitive	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa	الرُّؤَسَاءِ ar-ruʔasāʔi	رُؤَسَاءِ ruʔasāʔi	رَئِيسَاتٍ raʔīsātin	الرَّئِيسَاتِ ar-raʔīsāti	رَئِيسَاتِ raʔīsāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: rəis
• → Catalan: rais
• → Middle Armenian: ռայիս (ṙayis)
  • Armenian: ռես (ṙes)
• → Persian: رئیس (ra'is), رییس (ra'is)
• → Ottoman Turkish: رئیس (reʾis), رییس (reʾis)
  • Turkish: reis
• → Urdu: رئیس (ra'is)
• → Sicilian: rais, raissi
• → Indonesian: rais
• → Swahili: rais
• → Uzbek: rais
• → Portuguese: arrais
• → Spanish: arráez

Adjective

رَئِيس • (raʔīs) (feminine رَئِيسَة (raʔīsa), masculine plural رُؤَسَاء (ruʔasāʔ))

1. main, chief, leading

Declension

Declension of adjective رَئِيس (raʔīs)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَئِيس raʔīs	الرَّئِيس ar-raʔīs	رَئِيسَة raʔīsa	الرَّئِيسَة ar-raʔīsa
Nominative	رَئِيسٌ raʔīsun	الرَّئِيسُ ar-raʔīsu	رَئِيسَةٌ raʔīsatun	الرَّئِيسَةُ ar-raʔīsatu
Accusative	رَئِيسًا raʔīsan	الرَّئِيسَ ar-raʔīsa	رَئِيسَةً raʔīsatan	الرَّئِيسَةَ ar-raʔīsata
Genitive	رَئِيسٍ raʔīsin	الرَّئِيسِ ar-raʔīsi	رَئِيسَةٍ raʔīsatin	الرَّئِيسَةِ ar-raʔīsati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَئِيسَيْن raʔīsayn	الرَّئِيسَيْن ar-raʔīsayn	رَئِيسَتَيْن raʔīsatayn	الرَّئِيسَتَيْن ar-raʔīsatayn
Nominative	رَئِيسَانِ raʔīsāni	الرَّئِيسَانِ ar-raʔīsāni	رَئِيسَتَانِ raʔīsatāni	الرَّئِيسَتَانِ ar-raʔīsatāni
Accusative	رَئِيسَيْنِ raʔīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʔīsayni	رَئِيسَتَيْنِ raʔīsatayni	الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ ar-raʔīsatayni
Genitive	رَئِيسَيْنِ raʔīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʔīsayni	رَئِيسَتَيْنِ raʔīsatayni	الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ ar-raʔīsatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رُؤَسَاء ruʔasāʔ	الرُّؤَسَاء ar-ruʔasāʔ	رَئِيسَات raʔīsāt	الرَّئِيسَات ar-raʔīsāt
Nominative	رُؤَسَاءُ ruʔasāʔu	الرُّؤَسَاءُ ar-ruʔasāʔu	رَئِيسَاتٌ raʔīsātun	الرَّئِيسَاتُ ar-raʔīsātu
Accusative	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa	الرُّؤَسَاءَ ar-ruʔasāʔa	رَئِيسَاتٍ raʔīsātin	الرَّئِيسَاتِ ar-raʔīsāti
Genitive	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa	الرُّؤَسَاءِ ar-ruʔasāʔi	رَئِيسَاتٍ raʔīsātin	الرَّئِيسَاتِ ar-raʔīsāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ر ء س”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN