راس

See also: رأس

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

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

Derived terms

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːs/

Noun

راس (rās) m (plural رُوس (rūs) or رُؤُوس (ruʾūs))

  1. head (part of the body)
  2. chief, top (of a hierarchy)
  3. top part, summit
  4. cape

Derived terms

Malay

Noun

راس (plural راس-راس or راس۲, informal 1st possessive راسکو, 2nd possessive راسمو, 3rd possessive راسڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of rasa

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːs/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. beginning

Persian

Pronunciation

Adjective

راس (râs)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of راست

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːs/, [rˤɑːs]
  • (file)

Noun

راس (rās) m (plural روس (rūs))

  1. head
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