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راس

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See also: رأس

Chadian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /raːs/
  • Audio (N'Djamena):(file)

Noun

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راس (rāsm (plural روسي (rūse))

  1. head

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References

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  • Heath, Judith; Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021), Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 127

Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

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Noun

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راس (rāsf (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).

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Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

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Noun

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راس (rāsm (plural رُوس (rūs) or رُؤُوس (ruʔūs))

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

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Libyan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Noun

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راس (rāsm (plural روس (rūs))

  1. head (part of the body)

References

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  • Dickinson, Eerik (2004), Spoken Libyan Arabic, Virginia, USA: Dunwoody Press, →ISBN

Malay

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Noun

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راس (plural راس-راس or راس٢)

  1. Jawi spelling of rasa.‎

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

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Noun

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راس (rāsm (plural ريوس (ryūs) or ريوسة (ryūsa), diminutive رويس (rwiyyis))

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. beginning

Persian

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Dari reading? rās
Iranian reading? râs

Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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راس (rās / râs) (Tajik spelling рос)

  1. colloquial form of راست

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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راس (ra's) (Tajik spelling раъс)

  1. unhamzated form of رأس (ra's)

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

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Noun

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راس (rāsm (plural روس (rūs))

  1. head