See also: رئیسی

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of رَئِيس (raʔīs, chief, leader) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ra.ʔiː.sijj/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

رَئِيسِيّ (raʔīsiyy) (feminine رَئِيسِيَّة (raʔīsiyya), masculine plural رَئِيسِيُّونَ (raʔīsiyyūna), feminine plural رَئِيسِيَّات (raʔīsiyyāt))

  1. main, chief, principal, leading, cardinal
    الفَضَائِل الرَئِيسِيَّةal-faḍāʔil ar-raʔīsiyyacardinal virtues
    مَقَالَة رَئِيسِيَّةmaqāla(t) raʔīsiyyalead article, editorial

Declension edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ر ء س
1 term

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic رَئِيسِيّ (raʔīsiyy).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ra.ʔiː.si/, [raˈʔiː.si]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

رئيسي (raʔīsi) (feminine رئيسيّة (raʔīsiyye), masculine plural رئيسيّين (raʔīsiyyīn))

  1. main, principal