راس

See also: رأس

Chadian Arabic

راس

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːs/

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Noun

راس (rās) m (plural روسي (rūse))

1. head

Derived terms

• راس قوي

 

References

• Judith Heath, compiler (2016), Chadian Arabic - English Lexicon‎^[1], N'Djamena, Chad: Association SIL, page 155

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾɑːs]

Noun

راس • (rās) f (plural رُوس (rūs) or رُؤُوس (ruʾūs))

1. head (part of the body)

   مايعرفش راسه من رجليه.

   ma-yiʿráf-š rā́s-u min rigl-ḗ.

   He doesn't know his head from his feet.

2. chief, top (of a hierarchy)

   هو اكبر راس فى الحتة دى.

   húwwa ʾákbar rās fi-l-ḥítta di.

   He's the biggest chief in this area.

3. top part, summit
4. cape

   راس البر، راس الشيطان

   rās il-barr, rās iš-šiṭā́n

   Ras El-Bar, Ras El-Sheitan (a popular beach resort near Nuweiba).

Synonyms

• دماغ (dimā́ġ)
• نفوخ (nafū́x)
• رأس (raʔs)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• فوق راس (fōʔ rās)
• من تحت راس (min taḥtⁱ rās)
• راس فى راس (rās fi-rās)
• راس السنة (rās is-sána)
• راس العبد (rās il-ʕabd)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːs/

Noun

راس • (rās) m (plural رُوس (rūs) or رُؤُوس (ruʔūs))

1. head (part of the body)
2. chief, top (of a hierarchy)
3. top part, summit
4. cape

Derived terms

Derived terms

• راس السنة (rās as-sana)

Malay

Noun

راس (plural راس-راس or راس۲, informal 1st possessive راسکو, 2nd possessive راسمو, 3rd possessive راسڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of rasa

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːs/

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Noun

راس • (rās) m (plural ريوس (ryūs) or ريوسة (ryūsa), diminutive رويس (rwiyyis))

1. (anatomy) head
2. beginning

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɑːs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹɒːs]

Readings
Dari reading?	rās
Iranian reading?	râs

Adjective

راس • (râs)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of راست

South Levantine Arabic

Picture dictionary

راس

جمجمة

مخ

عين

منخار

تم

دقن

فك

دان

صدغ

رقبة

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جسم

جسم

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːs/, [rˤɑːs]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

راس • (rās) m (plural روس (rūs))

1. head