رئيس

See also: رئیس and رییس

Arabic

Root
ر ء س (r ʔ s)
6 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb رَأَسَ (raʔasa, “to be at the head”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ra.ʔiːs/
Rhymes: -iːs
Audio: (file)

Noun

رَئِيس • (raʔīs) m (plural رُؤَسَاء (ruʔasāʔ), feminine رَئِيسَة (raʔīsa))

Declension

Declension of noun رَئِيس (raʔīs)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَئِيس raʔīs	الرَّئِيس ar-raʔīs	رَئِيس raʔīs	رَئِيسَة raʔīsa	الرَّئِيسَة ar-raʔīsa	رَئِيسَة raʔīsat
Nominative	رَئِيسٌ raʔīsun	الرَّئِيسُ ar-raʔīsu	رَئِيسُ raʔīsu	رَئِيسَةٌ raʔīsatun	الرَّئِيسَةُ ar-raʔīsatu	رَئِيسَةُ raʔīsatu
Accusative	رَئِيسًا raʔīsan	الرَّئِيسَ ar-raʔīsa	رَئِيسَ raʔīsa	رَئِيسَةً raʔīsatan	الرَّئِيسَةَ ar-raʔīsata	رَئِيسَةَ raʔīsata
Genitive	رَئِيسٍ raʔīsin	الرَّئِيسِ ar-raʔīsi	رَئِيسِ raʔīsi	رَئِيسَةٍ raʔīsatin	الرَّئِيسَةِ ar-raʔīsati	رَئِيسَةِ raʔīsati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَئِيسَيْن raʔīsayn	الرَّئِيسَيْن ar-raʔīsayn	رَئِيسَيْ raʔīsay	رَئِيسَتَيْن raʔīsatayn	الرَّئِيسَتَيْن ar-raʔīsatayn	رَئِيسَتَيْ raʔīsatay
Nominative	رَئِيسَانِ raʔīsāni	الرَّئِيسَانِ ar-raʔīsāni	رَئِيسَا raʔīsā	رَئِيسَتَانِ raʔīsatāni	الرَّئِيسَتَانِ ar-raʔīsatāni	رَئِيسَتَا raʔīsatā
Accusative	رَئِيسَيْنِ raʔīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʔīsayni	رَئِيسَيْ raʔīsay	رَئِيسَتَيْنِ raʔīsatayni	الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ ar-raʔīsatayni	رَئِيسَتَيْ raʔīsatay
Genitive	رَئِيسَيْنِ raʔīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʔīsayni	رَئِيسَيْ raʔīsay	رَئِيسَتَيْنِ raʔīsatayni	الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ ar-raʔīsatayni	رَئِيسَتَيْ raʔīsatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُؤَسَاء ruʔasāʔ	الرُّؤَسَاء ar-ruʔasāʔ	رُؤَسَاء ruʔasāʔ	رَئِيسَات raʔīsāt	الرَّئِيسَات ar-raʔīsāt	رَئِيسَات raʔīsāt
Nominative	رُؤَسَاءُ ruʔasāʔu	الرُّؤَسَاءُ ar-ruʔasāʔu	رُؤَسَاءُ ruʔasāʔu	رَئِيسَاتٌ raʔīsātun	الرَّئِيسَاتُ ar-raʔīsātu	رَئِيسَاتُ raʔīsātu
Accusative	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa	الرُّؤَسَاءَ ar-ruʔasāʔa	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa	رَئِيسَاتٍ raʔīsātin	الرَّئِيسَاتِ ar-raʔīsāti	رَئِيسَاتِ raʔīsāti
Genitive	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa	الرُّؤَسَاءِ ar-ruʔasāʔi	رُؤَسَاءِ ruʔasāʔi	رَئِيسَاتٍ raʔīsātin	الرَّئِيسَاتِ ar-raʔīsāti	رَئِيسَاتِ raʔīsāti

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)
- Turkish: reis
→ Urdu: رئیس (ra'is)
→ Sicilian: rais, raissi
→ Indonesian: rais
→ Swahili: rais
→ Uzbek: rais
→ Portuguese: arrais
→ Spanish: arráez

Adjective

رَئِيس • (raʔīs) (feminine رَئِيسَة (raʔīsa), masculine plural رُؤَسَاء (ruʔasāʔ))

main, chief, leading

Declension

Declension of adjective رَئِيس (raʔīs)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَئِيس raʔīs	الرَّئِيس ar-raʔīs	رَئِيسَة raʔīsa	الرَّئِيسَة ar-raʔīsa
Nominative	رَئِيسٌ raʔīsun	الرَّئِيسُ ar-raʔīsu	رَئِيسَةٌ raʔīsatun	الرَّئِيسَةُ ar-raʔīsatu
Accusative	رَئِيسًا raʔīsan	الرَّئِيسَ ar-raʔīsa	رَئِيسَةً raʔīsatan	الرَّئِيسَةَ ar-raʔīsata
Genitive	رَئِيسٍ raʔīsin	الرَّئِيسِ ar-raʔīsi	رَئِيسَةٍ raʔīsatin	الرَّئِيسَةِ ar-raʔīsati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَئِيسَيْن raʔīsayn	الرَّئِيسَيْن ar-raʔīsayn	رَئِيسَتَيْن raʔīsatayn	الرَّئِيسَتَيْن ar-raʔīsatayn
Nominative	رَئِيسَانِ raʔīsāni	الرَّئِيسَانِ ar-raʔīsāni	رَئِيسَتَانِ raʔīsatāni	الرَّئِيسَتَانِ ar-raʔīsatāni
Accusative	رَئِيسَيْنِ raʔīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʔīsayni	رَئِيسَتَيْنِ raʔīsatayni	الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ ar-raʔīsatayni
Genitive	رَئِيسَيْنِ raʔīsayni	الرَّئِيسَيْنِ ar-raʔīsayni	رَئِيسَتَيْنِ raʔīsatayni	الرَّئِيسَتَيْنِ ar-raʔīsatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رُؤَسَاء ruʔasāʔ	الرُّؤَسَاء ar-ruʔasāʔ	رَئِيسَات raʔīsāt	الرَّئِيسَات ar-raʔīsāt
Nominative	رُؤَسَاءُ ruʔasāʔu	الرُّؤَسَاءُ ar-ruʔasāʔu	رَئِيسَاتٌ raʔīsātun	الرَّئِيسَاتُ ar-raʔīsātu
Accusative	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa	الرُّؤَسَاءَ ar-ruʔasāʔa	رَئِيسَاتٍ raʔīsātin	الرَّئِيسَاتِ ar-raʔīsāti
Genitive	رُؤَسَاءَ ruʔasāʔa	الرُّؤَسَاءِ ar-ruʔasāʔi	رَئِيسَاتٍ raʔīsātin	الرَّئِيسَاتِ ar-raʔīsāti

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