رأس

See also: راس

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ء س (r-ʾ-s), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (head). Cognate with Hebrew רֹאשׁ (rósh) and Aramaic רֵישָׁא (rēšā).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ra.ʔa.sa/
  • (file)

Alternative forms

Verb

رَأَسَ (raʾasa) I, non-past يَرْأَسُ‎ (yarʾasu)

  1. to be at the head, to be chairman, to chair, to be in charge, to preside
  2. to head, to lead, to direct, to manage, to run
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /raʔs/
    • (Egyptian) IPA(key): /raːs/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /ras/

Alternative forms

Noun

رَأْس (raʾs) m (plural رُؤُوس (ruʾūs) or أَرْؤُس (ʾarʾus))

  1. head
  2. head (enumerator for cattle)
  3. leader, chief, chieftain
  4. tip, top, summit, peak, upper part
  5. vertex, apex
  6. extremity, end
  7. promontory, headland, cape
  8. main part
  9. beginning
Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), رءس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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