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

• IPA^(key): /ra.ʔiːs/

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Noun

رَئِيس • (raʾīs) m (plural رُؤَسَاء‎ (ruʾasāʾ), feminine رَئِيسَة‎ (raʾīsa))

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	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَئِيس raʾīs	الرَّئِيس‎ ar-raʾīs	رَئِيس raʾīs	رَئِيسَة‎ raʾīsa	الرَّئِيسَة‎ ar-raʾīsa	رَئِيسَة‎ raʾīsat
Nominative	رَئِيسٌ raʾīsun	الرَّئِيسُ‎ ar-raʾīsu	رَئِيسُ raʾīsu	رَئِيسَةٌ‎ raʾīsatun	الرَّئِيسَةُ‎ ar-raʾīsatu	رَئِيسَةُ‎ raʾīsatu
Accusative	رَئِيسًا‎ raʾīsan	الرَّئِيسَ‎ ar-raʾīsa	رَئِيسَ raʾīsa	رَئِيسَةً‎ raʾīsatan	الرَّئِيسَةَ‎ ar-raʾīsata	رَئِيسَةَ‎ raʾīsata
Genitive	رَئِيسٍ raʾīsin	الرَّئِيسِ‎ ar-raʾīsi	رَئِيسِ raʾīsi	رَئِيسَةٍ‎ raʾīsatin	الرَّئِيسَةِ‎ ar-raʾīsati	رَئِيسَةِ‎ raʾīsati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَئِيسَيْن‎ raʾīsayn	الرَّئِيسَيْن‎ ar-raʾīsayn	رَئِيسَيْ‎ raʾīsay	رَئِيسَتَيْن‎ raʾīsatayn	الرَّئِيسَتَيْن‎ ar-raʾīsatayn	رَئِيسَتَيْ‎ raʾīsatay
Nominative	رَئِيسَانِ‎ raʾīsāni	الرَّئِيسَانِ‎ ar-raʾīsāni	رَئِيسَا‎ raʾīsā	رَئِيسَتَانِ‎ raʾīsatāni	الرَّئِيسَتَانِ‎ ar-raʾīsatāni	رَئِيسَتَا‎ raʾīsatā
Accusative	رَئِيسَيْنِ‎ raʾīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ‎ ar-raʾīsayni	رَئِيسَيْ‎ raʾīsay	رَئِيسَتَيْنِ‎ raʾīsatayni	الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ‎ ar-raʾīsatayni	رَئِيسَتَيْ‎ raʾīsatay
Genitive	رَئِيسَيْنِ‎ raʾīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ‎ ar-raʾīsayni	رَئِيسَيْ‎ raʾīsay	رَئِيسَتَيْنِ‎ raʾīsatayni	الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ‎ ar-raʾīsatayni	رَئِيسَتَيْ‎ raʾīsatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُؤَسَاء‎ ruʾasāʾ	الرُّؤَسَاء‎ ar-ruʾasāʾ	رُؤَسَاء‎ ruʾasāʾ	رَئِيسَات‎ raʾīsāt	الرَّئِيسَات‎ ar-raʾīsāt	رَئِيسَات‎ raʾīsāt
Nominative	رُؤَسَاءُ‎ ruʾasāʾu	الرُّؤَسَاءُ‎ ar-ruʾasāʾu	رُؤَسَاءُ‎ ruʾasāʾu	رَئِيسَاتٌ‎ raʾīsātun	الرَّئِيسَاتُ‎ ar-raʾīsātu	رَئِيسَاتُ‎ raʾīsātu
Accusative	رُؤَسَاءَ‎ ruʾasāʾa	الرُّؤَسَاءَ‎ ar-ruʾasāʾa	رُؤَسَاءَ‎ ruʾasāʾa	رَئِيسَاتٍ‎ raʾīsātin	الرَّئِيسَاتِ‎ ar-raʾīsāti	رَئِيسَاتِ‎ raʾīsāti
Genitive	رُؤَسَاءَ‎ ruʾasāʾa	الرُّؤَسَاءِ‎ ar-ruʾasāʾi	رُؤَسَاءِ‎ ruʾasāʾi	رَئِيسَاتٍ‎ raʾīsātin	الرَّئِيسَاتِ‎ ar-raʾīsāti	رَئِيسَاتِ‎ raʾīsāti

Adjective

رَئِيس • (raʾīs) (feminine رَئِيسَة‎ (raʾīsa), masculine plural رُؤَسَاء‎ (ruʾasāʾ))

1. main, chief, leading

Declension

Declension of adjective رَئِيس (raʾīs)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَئِيس raʾīs	الرَّئِيس‎ ar-raʾīs	رَئِيسَة‎ raʾīsa	الرَّئِيسَة‎ ar-raʾīsa
Nominative	رَئِيسٌ raʾīsun	الرَّئِيسُ‎ ar-raʾīsu	رَئِيسَةٌ‎ raʾīsatun	الرَّئِيسَةُ‎ ar-raʾīsatu
Accusative	رَئِيسًا‎ raʾīsan	الرَّئِيسَ‎ ar-raʾīsa	رَئِيسَةً‎ raʾīsatan	الرَّئِيسَةَ‎ ar-raʾīsata
Genitive	رَئِيسٍ raʾīsin	الرَّئِيسِ‎ ar-raʾīsi	رَئِيسَةٍ‎ raʾīsatin	الرَّئِيسَةِ‎ ar-raʾīsati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَئِيسَيْن‎ raʾīsayn	الرَّئِيسَيْن‎ ar-raʾīsayn	رَئِيسَتَيْن‎ raʾīsatayn	الرَّئِيسَتَيْن‎ ar-raʾīsatayn
Nominative	رَئِيسَانِ‎ raʾīsāni	الرَّئِيسَانِ‎ ar-raʾīsāni	رَئِيسَتَانِ‎ raʾīsatāni	الرَّئِيسَتَانِ‎ ar-raʾīsatāni
Accusative	رَئِيسَيْنِ‎ raʾīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ‎ ar-raʾīsayni	رَئِيسَتَيْنِ‎ raʾīsatayni	الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ‎ ar-raʾīsatayni
Genitive	رَئِيسَيْنِ‎ raʾīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ‎ ar-raʾīsayni	رَئِيسَتَيْنِ‎ raʾīsatayni	الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ‎ ar-raʾīsatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رُؤَسَاء‎ ruʾasāʾ	الرُّؤَسَاء‎ ar-ruʾasāʾ	رَئِيسَات‎ raʾīsāt	الرَّئِيسَات‎ ar-raʾīsāt
Nominative	رُؤَسَاءُ‎ ruʾasāʾu	الرُّؤَسَاءُ‎ ar-ruʾasāʾu	رَئِيسَاتٌ‎ raʾīsātun	الرَّئِيسَاتُ‎ ar-raʾīsātu
Accusative	رُؤَسَاءَ‎ ruʾasāʾa	الرُّؤَسَاءَ‎ ar-ruʾasāʾa	رَئِيسَاتٍ‎ raʾīsātin	الرَّئِيسَاتِ‎ ar-raʾīsāti
Genitive	رُؤَسَاءَ‎ ruʾasāʾa	الرُّؤَسَاءِ‎ ar-ruʾasāʾi	رَئِيسَاتٍ‎ raʾīsātin	الرَّئِيسَاتِ‎ ar-raʾīsāti

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)
  • Turkish: reis
• → Spanish: arráez
• → Indonesian: rais
• → Swahili: rais

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