راس

See also: رأس

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Egyptian ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic رَأْس‏ (raʾs), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ɾɑːs]

NounEdit

رَاس • (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).

SynonymsEdit

• دماغ‏ (dimā́ġ)
• نفوخ‏ (nafū́x)
• رأس‏ (raʾs)

Derived termsEdit

• فوق راس‏ (fōʾ rās)
• من تحت راس‏ (min taḥtⁱ rās)
• راس فى راس‏ (rās fi-rās)
• راس السنة‏ (rās is-sána)
• راس العبد‏ (rās il-ʿabd)

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PersianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [rɒs]

AdjectiveEdit

راس • (râs)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of راست‏