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

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

Related terms

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