راس

See also: رأس‎

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɾɑːs]

Noun

رَاس • (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

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)

Persian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rɒs]

Adjective

راس • (râs)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of راست‎
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