رئيس
See also: رئیس and رییس
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ر ء س (r-ʾ-s) of رَأَسَ (raʾasa, “to be at the head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ra.ʔiːs/
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Noun
رَئِيس • (raʾīs) m (plural رُؤَسَاء (ruʾasāʾ), feminine رَئِيسَة (raʾīsa))
- boss, chief, leader
- director
- headmaster, principal
- chairman
- governor
- president
- manager, superintendent
- (music) conductor
- (military) captain
Declension
Declension of noun رَئِيس (raʾīs)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رَئِيس raʾīs | الرَّئِيس ar-raʾīs | رَئِيس raʾīs | رَئِيسَة raʾīsa | الرَّئِيسَة ar-raʾīsa | رَئِيسَة raʾīsat |
| Nominative | رَئِيسٌ raʾīsun | الرَّئِيسُ ar-raʾīsu | رَئِيسُ raʾīsu | رَئِيسَةٌ raʾīsatun | الرَّئِيسَةُ ar-raʾīsatu | رَئِيسَةُ raʾīsatu |
| Accusative | رَئِيسًا raʾīsan | الرَّئِيسَ ar-raʾīsa | رَئِيسَ raʾīsa | رَئِيسَةً raʾīsatan | الرَّئِيسَةَ ar-raʾīsata | رَئِيسَةَ raʾīsata |
| Genitive | رَئِيسٍ raʾīsin | الرَّئِيسِ ar-raʾīsi | رَئِيسِ raʾīsi | رَئِيسَةٍ raʾīsatin | الرَّئِيسَةِ ar-raʾīsati | رَئِيسَةِ raʾīsati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رَئِيسَيْن raʾīsayn | الرَّئِيسَيْن ar-raʾīsayn | رَئِيسَيْ raʾīsay | رَئِيسَتَيْن raʾīsatayn | الرَّئِيسَتَيْن ar-raʾīsatayn | رَئِيسَتَيْ raʾīsatay |
| Nominative | رَئِيسَانِ raʾīsāni | الرَّئِيسَانِ ar-raʾīsāni | رَئِيسَا raʾīsā | رَئِيسَتَانِ raʾīsatāni | الرَّئِيسَتَانِ ar-raʾīsatāni | رَئِيسَتَا raʾīsatā |
| Accusative | رَئِيسَيْنِ raʾīsayni | الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʾīsayni | رَئِيسَيْ raʾīsay | رَئِيسَتَيْنِ raʾīsatayni | الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ ar-raʾīsatayni | رَئِيسَتَيْ raʾīsatay |
| Genitive | رَئِيسَيْنِ raʾīsayni | الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʾīsayni | رَئِيسَيْ raʾīsay | رَئِيسَتَيْنِ raʾīsatayni | الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ ar-raʾīsatayni | رَئِيسَتَيْ raʾīsatay |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رُؤَسَاء ruʾasāʾ | الرُّؤَسَاء ar-ruʾasāʾ | رُؤَسَاء ruʾasāʾ | رَئِيسَات raʾīsāt | الرَّئِيسَات ar-raʾīsāt | رَئِيسَات raʾīsāt |
| Nominative | رُؤَسَاءُ ruʾasāʾu | الرُّؤَسَاءُ ar-ruʾasāʾu | رُؤَسَاءُ ruʾasāʾu | رَئِيسَاتٌ raʾīsātun | الرَّئِيسَاتُ ar-raʾīsātu | رَئِيسَاتُ raʾīsātu |
| Accusative | رُؤَسَاءَ ruʾasāʾa | الرُّؤَسَاءَ ar-ruʾasāʾa | رُؤَسَاءَ ruʾasāʾa | رَئِيسَاتٍ raʾīsātin | الرَّئِيسَاتِ ar-raʾīsāti | رَئِيسَاتِ raʾīsāti |
| Genitive | رُؤَسَاءَ ruʾasāʾa | الرُّؤَسَاءِ ar-ruʾasāʾi | رُؤَسَاءِ ruʾasāʾi | رَئِيسَاتٍ raʾīsātin | الرَّئِيسَاتِ ar-raʾīsāti | رَئِيسَاتِ raʾīsāti |
Adjective
رَئِيس • (raʾīs) (feminine رَئِيسَة (raʾīsa), masculine plural رُؤَسَاء (ruʾasāʾ))
- main, chief, leading
Declension
Declension of adjective رَئِيس (raʾīs)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | رَئِيس raʾīs | الرَّئِيس ar-raʾīs | رَئِيسَة raʾīsa | الرَّئِيسَة ar-raʾīsa |
| Nominative | رَئِيسٌ raʾīsun | الرَّئِيسُ ar-raʾīsu | رَئِيسَةٌ raʾīsatun | الرَّئِيسَةُ ar-raʾīsatu |
| Accusative | رَئِيسًا raʾīsan | الرَّئِيسَ ar-raʾīsa | رَئِيسَةً raʾīsatan | الرَّئِيسَةَ ar-raʾīsata |
| Genitive | رَئِيسٍ raʾīsin | الرَّئِيسِ ar-raʾīsi | رَئِيسَةٍ raʾīsatin | الرَّئِيسَةِ ar-raʾīsati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | رَئِيسَيْن raʾīsayn | الرَّئِيسَيْن ar-raʾīsayn | رَئِيسَتَيْن raʾīsatayn | الرَّئِيسَتَيْن ar-raʾīsatayn |
| Nominative | رَئِيسَانِ raʾīsāni | الرَّئِيسَانِ ar-raʾīsāni | رَئِيسَتَانِ raʾīsatāni | الرَّئِيسَتَانِ ar-raʾīsatāni |
| Accusative | رَئِيسَيْنِ raʾīsayni | الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʾīsayni | رَئِيسَتَيْنِ raʾīsatayni | الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ ar-raʾīsatayni |
| Genitive | رَئِيسَيْنِ raʾīsayni | الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʾīsayni | رَئِيسَتَيْنِ raʾīsatayni | الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ ar-raʾīsatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | رُؤَسَاء ruʾasāʾ | الرُّؤَسَاء ar-ruʾasāʾ | رَئِيسَات raʾīsāt | الرَّئِيسَات ar-raʾīsāt |
| Nominative | رُؤَسَاءُ ruʾasāʾu | الرُّؤَسَاءُ ar-ruʾasāʾu | رَئِيسَاتٌ raʾīsātun | الرَّئِيسَاتُ ar-raʾīsātu |
| Accusative | رُؤَسَاءَ ruʾasāʾa | الرُّؤَسَاءَ ar-ruʾasāʾa | رَئِيسَاتٍ raʾīsātin | الرَّئِيسَاتِ ar-raʾīsāti |
| Genitive | رُؤَسَاءَ ruʾasāʾa | الرُّؤَسَاءِ ar-ruʾasāʾi | رَئِيسَاتٍ raʾīsātin | الرَّئِيسَاتِ ar-raʾīsāti |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: rəis
- → Catalan: rais
- → Middle Armenian: ռայիս (ṙayis)
- Armenian: ռես (ṙes)
- → Persian: رئیس (ra'is), رییس (ra'is)
- → Ottoman Turkish: رئیس (reʾis), رییس (reʾis)
- → Urdu: رئیس (ra'is)
- Turkish: reis
- Sicilian: rais, raissi
- → Spanish: arráez
- → Indonesian: rais
- → Swahili: rais
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ر ء س”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN