رئيس

See also: رئیس‎ and رییس‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ء س‎ (r-ʔ-s) of رَأَسَ‎ (raʔasa, “to be at the head”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ra.ʔiːs/
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Noun

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

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
Dual	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)
→ Portuguese: arrais
→ Urdu: رئیس‎ (ra'is)
- Turkish: reis
Sicilian: rais, raissi
→ Spanish: arráez
→ Indonesian: rais
→ Swahili: rais

Adjective

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

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
Dual	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

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