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

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Noun

رَئِيس • (raʔīs) m (plural رُؤَسَاء (ruʔasāʔ))

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 (raʔīs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَئِيس raʔīs	الرَّئِيس ar-raʔīs	رَئِيس raʔīs
Nominative	رَئِيسٌ raʔīsun	الرَّئِيسُ ar-raʔīsu	رَئِيسُ raʔīsu
Accusative	رَئِيسًا raʔīsan	الرَّئِيسَ ar-raʔīsa	رَئِيسَ raʔīsa
Genitive	رَئِيسٍ raʔīsin	الرَّئِيسِ ar-raʔīsi	رَئِيسِ raʔīsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَئِيسَيْن raʔīsayn	الرَّئِيسَيْن ar-raʔīsayn	رَئِيسَيْ raʔīsay
Nominative	رَئِيسَانِ raʔīsāni	الرَّئِيسَانِ ar-raʔīsāni	رَئِيسَا raʔīsā
Accusative	رَئِيسَيْنِ raʔīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʔīsayni	رَئِيسَيْ raʔīsay
Genitive	رَئِيسَيْنِ raʔīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʔīsayni	رَئِيسَيْ raʔīsay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُؤَسَاء ruʔasāʔ	الرُّؤَسَاء ar-ruʔasāʔ	رُؤَسَاء ruʔasāʔ
Nominative	رُؤَسَاءُ ruʔasāʔu	الرُّؤَسَاءُ ar-ruʔasāʔu	رُؤَسَاءُ ruʔasāʔu
Accusative	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa	الرُّؤَسَاءَ ar-ruʔasāʔa	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa
Genitive	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa	الرُّؤَسَاءِ ar-ruʔasāʔi	رُؤَسَاءِ ruʔasāʔi

Adjective

1. 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
	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

Related terms

• رَأْس (raʔs)
• رَأْسِيّ (raʔsiyy)
• رَئِيسِيّ (raʔīsiyy)