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Also written رئيس: رَئِيس (boss)
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Feminine
رَئِيسَة
Masculine plural
رُؤَسَاء
Most common words from the same root
رَئِيس in English
Adjective
- main, chief, leading
Word origin
فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb رَأَسَ (raʔasa, “to be at the head”).
Words from the root ر-ء-س
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
رَأَسَ
· present يَرْأَسُ
Form I · The plain action
to be at the head, to be chairman, to chair, to be in charge, to preside; to head, to lead, to direct, to manage, to run
رَأَّسَ
· present يُرَئِّسُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to appoint as the leader, to make the leader, director, chairman or president
تَرْئِيس
مُرَئِّس
مُرَأَّس
تَرَأَّسَ
· present يَتَرَأَّسُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to preside over, to be in charge of, to chair, to lead (e.g. a committee, an organization)
تَرَؤُّس
direction
مُتَرَئِّس
مُتَرَأَّس
اِرْتَأَسَ
· present يَرْتَئِسُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to be appointed as the chief over
اِرْتِئَاس
مُرْتَئِس
مُرْتَأَس
main
عُنْوَان رَئِيسِيّ
headline
رَئِيس: plural and other forms
| Singular | رَئِيس |
|---|---|
| Feminine | رَئِيسَة |
| Masculine plural | رُؤَسَاء |
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