رئيس

See also: رئیس and رییس

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

رَئِيس • (raʾīs) m (plural رُؤَسَاء‏ (ruʾasāʾ))

1. boss, chief, leader
2. director
3. headmaster, principal
4. chairman
5. governor
6. president
7. manager, superintendent
8. (music) conductor
9. (military) captain

Declension

Declension of noun رَئِيس (raʾīs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَئِيس raʾīs	الرَّئِيس‏ ar-raʾīs	رَئِيس raʾīs
Nominative	رَئِيسٌ raʾīsun	الرَّئِيسُ‏ ar-raʾīsu	رَئِيسُ raʾīsu
Accusative	رَئِيسًا‏ raʾīsan	الرَّئِيسَ‏ ar-raʾīsa	رَئِيسَ raʾīsa
Genitive	رَئِيسٍ raʾīsin	الرَّئِيسِ‏ ar-raʾīsi	رَئِيسِ raʾīsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَئِيسَيْن‏ raʾīsayn	الرَّئِيسَيْن‏ ar-raʾīsayn	رَئِيسَيْ‏ raʾīsay
Nominative	رَئِيسَانِ‏ raʾīsāni	الرَّئِيسَانِ‏ ar-raʾīsāni	رَئِيسَا‏ raʾīsā
Accusative	رَئِيسَيْنِ‏ raʾīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ‏ ar-raʾīsayni	رَئِيسَيْ‏ raʾīsay
Genitive	رَئِيسَيْنِ‏ raʾīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ‏ ar-raʾīsayni	رَئِيسَيْ‏ raʾīsay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُؤَسَاء‏ ruʾasāʾ	الرُّؤَسَاء‏ ar-ruʾasāʾ	رُؤَسَاء‏ ruʾasāʾ
Nominative	رُؤَسَاءُ‏ ruʾasāʾu	الرُّؤَسَاءُ‏ ar-ruʾasāʾu	رُؤَسَاءُ‏ ruʾasāʾu
Accusative	رُؤَسَاءَ‏ ruʾasāʾa	الرُّؤَسَاءَ‏ ar-ruʾasāʾa	رُؤَسَاءَ‏ ruʾasāʾa
Genitive	رُؤَسَاءَ‏ ruʾasāʾa	الرُّؤَسَاءِ‏ ar-ruʾasāʾi	رُؤَسَاءِ‏ ruʾasāʾi

Related terms

• رَأْس‏ (raʾs)
• رَأْسِيّ‏ (raʾsiyy)
• رَئِيسِيّ‏ (raʾīsiyy)