راس

See also: رأس‎

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس‎ (raʾs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾɑːs]

Noun

راس • (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).

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 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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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس‎ (raʾs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːs/

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Noun

راس • (rās) m (plural ريوس‎ (ryūs) or ريوسة‎ (ryūsa), diminutive رويس‎ (rwiyyis))

1. (anatomy) head
2. beginning

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Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɒs]

Adjective

راس • (râs)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of راست‎