راس

See also: رأس

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾɑːs]

Noun

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 (raʾs)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• فوق راس (fōʾ rās)
• من تحت راس (min taḥtⁱ rās)
• راس فى راس (rās fi-rās)

• راس السنة (rās is-sána)
• راس العبد (rās il-ʿabd)

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːs/

Noun

راس • (rās) m (plural ريوس (ryūs) or ريوسة (ryūsa))

1. head (part of the body)

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Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɒs]

Adjective

راس • (râs)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of راست