rais

rais (plural raises)

1. Alternative form of reis (“holder of military rank”)

• “rais”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• Sira, airs, Rias, RISA, Risa, RIAs, IRAs, sira, Isar, aris, Sari, sari, rias, IRAS

rais

1. plural of rai

Borrowed from English rice.

rais

1. rice

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rais m

1. plural of rai

From Portuguese raiz. Cognate with Kabuverdianu raìs.

rais

1. root

From Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “leader, chief, head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”).

• IPA^(key): /raˈis/, (traditional) /ˈra.is/^[1][2]
• Rhymes: -is, (traditional) -ais
• Hyphenation: ra‧ìs, (traditional) rà‧is

rais m (invariable)

1. (historical) captain (of a ship) [c. 16^th century]
2. a leader or head of state in an Arab society; reis
3. (by extension, colloquial) a person in charge (chiefly male); boss, leader, supervisor

   Synonyms: capo, padrone

• ras

• capo
• duce

• arsi, rasi, risa, risà, sari

rais

1. Alternative form of reysen (“to raise”)

rais

1. rice

From English rice.

rais

1. rice

From Portuguese raiz and Spanish raíz and Kabuverdianu raìs.

rais

1. root

Borrowed from English rice.

rais

1. rice

• raisi

Borrowed from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).^[1]

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rais (ma class, plural marais)

1. president (the head of state of a republic)
   • 2019 July 14, “Barua mpya iliyovuja yadai Trump amevunja mkataba wa nyukilia 'ili kumkera Obama'”, in BBC News Swahili‎^[2]:

     Gazeti la Mail on Sunday linaripoti kuwa Sir Kim alimwandikia Bw Johnson akimuelezea kuwa rais Trump kutoka chama cha Republican anavunja mkataba huo kwa sababu za "utashi binafsi" - kwa sababu makubaliano hayo yalifikiwa na mtangulizi wake kutoka chama cha Democrat, Barack Obama.

     Mail on Sunday reports that Sir Kim wrote to Mr Johnson explaining that President Trump from the Republican Party was breaking the agreement for "personality reasons" - because the agreement was reached by his predecessor from the Democratic Party, Barack Obama.

• urais

From English rice.

rais

1. rice

Borrowed from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).

rais (plural raislar)

1. chairman