رَأَسَ اجْتِماعاً ‎[CA] to preside over a meeting

رَأَسَ شَيْئاً ‎[CA] to be the head of s.th.

مَرْؤوس لِفُلَاْنٍ ‎[CA] subordinate to s.o.

رَأْسًا ‎[CA] directly, straightway, immediately
‏يتّجه رأسًا ‎[CA] he heads straightaway (to);
‏بِرَأْسِهِ ‎[CA] sui generis, in a class by itself, independent, self-contained,
‏عِلْم بِرَأْسِهِ ‎[CA] a science in itself
‏رَأْس بِرَأْسٍ (both) alike, one like the other, equally, without distinction
‏على رَأْسِ + إضافة ‎[CA] either 1. at the head of, or 2. at the end of, or 3. at the beginning of, before, prior to
‏على الرَأْسِ والعَيْنِ ‎[CA] very gladly! with pleasure! just as you wish! at your service!
‏على رُؤُوْس الأَشْهَاْدِ ‎[CA] in public, for all the world to see
‏مِن الرَأْسِ إلى القَدَمِ ‎[CA] from head to toe
‏من قِمّةِ رَأْسِهِ إلى أَخْمَصِ قَدَمَيْهِ ‎[CA] from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet
‏من الرأس حتى أخمص القدم = كليا، قلبا وقالبا ‎[CA] completely, entirely, from head to toe
‏رَأْس أَصْلَع = رَأْس أَقْرَع ‎[CA] a bald head
‏غِطاء الرَأْسِ ‎[CA] head covering
‏قَطَعَ الرَأْسَ ‎[CA] to behead
‏ضَرْبة رَأْسٍ ‎[CA] headbutt
‏ضَرْبة رَأْسٍ قَويّة ‎[CA] a hard headbutt
‏ضَرَبَ الكُرةَ بالرَأْسِ ‎[CA] to head the ball (Sport)
‏هَزَّ الرَأْسَ ‎[CA] to shake one's head
‏حَطَّمَ رَأْسَ فُلَاْنٍ ‎[CA] to beat s.o.'s brains out
‏صَدَمَ رَأْسَهُ ‎[CA] to bump one's head
‏كانَ على رَأْسِ شَيْءٍ ‎[CA] to be at the head of s.th.
‏كَأَنَّ على رُؤوسِهِم الطَيْرُ ‎[CA] to be awed into silence
‏قائِم بِرَأْسِهِ ‎[CA] independent

رَأْسًا على عَقْبٍ ‎[CA] head over heels, topsy turvy, all turn around and messed up
‏قَلَبَهُ رَأْسًا على عَقْبٍ ‎[CA] to turn s.th. completely upside down, upset s.th. from the bottom up
‏دخلت الطفلة مكتب أبيها وقلبته رأسا على عقب ‎[CA] the girl entered her father's office and turned it over head of heels

رَفَع بِهِ رَأْسًا ‎[CA] to pay attention to
‏رَأْس الآفَاتِ ‎[CA] root of all evil
‏رَأْس الجَسْرِ ‎[CA] bridgehead
‏رَأْس حامِيَة ‎[CA] hothead, firebrand
‏رَأْس الخَيْمَة ‎[CA] Ras al Khaimah (name of an emirate on the Persian Gulf)
‏رَأْس السَنَةِ = رَأْس العامِ ‎[CA] New Year
‏في رَأْسِ السَنةِ ‎[CA] on New Year's Eve
‏رَأْس العَمُوْد ‎[CA] capital (of a column or pilaster)
‏رَأْس الكِتَاْب ‎[CA] letterhead
‏رَأْس مال، ج رُؤُوس أَمْوَال ‎[CA] capital (financial) (see also under the root ر ء س م ل and ر س م ل , which have become a stand alone roots in modern Arabic)
‏مَسْقَط الرَأْس / مَسْقِط الرَأْس = مكان الوِلَادَةِ ‎[CA] birthplace, home town
‏سَمْت الرَأْسِ ‎[CA] zenith (astronomy)
‏البَلَد الرَأْس ‎[CA] the capital city

رُؤُوْس الأَصَابِع ‎[CA] fingertips, tiptoes
‏رَأْس نَوَويّ ‎[CA] a nuclear warhead
‏رَأْس مالٍ ‎[CA] capital
‏رَأْس الجَبَلِ ‎[CA] the summit of the mountain
‏رَأْس جِسْرٍ ‎[CA] bridgehead
‏رَأْس الشَجَرةِ ‎[CA] the top of the tree
‏رَأْس زاويةٍ ‎[CA] the tip of a corner
‏رَأْس قَلَمِ رَصاصٍ ‎[CA] the tip of a pencil
‏رَأْس إبْرةٍ رَصاصٍ ‎[CA] the tip of a needle
‏جَلَسَ على رَأْسِ المائِدةِ ‎[CA] to sit at the head of the table
‏رَأْساً على عَقِبٍ ‎[CA] upside down
‏قَلَبَ شَيْئاً رَأْساً على عَقِبٍ ‎[CA] to turn s.th. upside down
‏مُمْتَلِئ للرَأْسِ ‎[CA] full to the brim
‏رَأْسٌ بِرَأْسٍ ‎[CA] similar

رَأْس خَسٍّ ‎[CA] a head of lettuce
‏رَأْس ثُوْم ‎[CA] bulb / head of garlic
‏رَأْس هِنْدِباءٍ ‎[CA] a head of endive

رَأْس الرَجاءِ الصالِحِ ‎[CA] Cape of Good Hope
‏جُزُر الرَأْس الأَخْضَر ‎[CA] Cape Verde Islands
‏رَأْس تَنُوْرَة ‎[CA] Ras Tanura (cape, E Saudi Arabia, oil center)

ضَرْبة رَأْسيّة ‎[CA] header (Sport)

رَئِيْس الأَسَاقِفَة ‎[CA] archbishop
‏رَئِيس الشَمَامِسَة ‎[CA] archdeacon

رَئِيْس الأَطِبَّاء ‎[CA] head doctor
‏رَئِيْس أَعْلَى ‎[CA] supreme head
‏رَئِيْس الفَرِيْقِ ‎[CA] team captain (sports)
‏رَئِيس قِسْمٍ ‎[CA] department head, section head (also of a university)
‏رَئِيْس الكَتَبَةِ ‎[CA] head secretary
‏رَئِيْس النُدُلِ ‎[CA] headwaiter
‏رَئيس دَوْلةٍ ‎[CA] head of state
‏رَئيس الوُزَراءِ ‎[CA] prime minister

رَئِيْس البَلَدِيَّةِ ‎[CA] chief of a municipality, mayor
‏رَئِيْس التَحْرِيْرِ ‎[CA] editor-in-chief
‏رَئِيْس الحُكُوْمَةِ ‎[CA] chief of government
‏رَئِيس أَرْكان الحَرْبِ ‎[CA] chief of general staff
‏رَئِيْس هَيْئَة أَرْكَان الحَرْبِ ‎[CA] chief of general
‏رَئِيْس التَشْرِيْفاتِ ‎[CA] chief of protocol, master of ceremonies
‏رَئِيس العُمَّاْلِ ‎[CA] supervisor of workers, foreman, chief workman
‏رَئيس أَرْكانٍ ‎[CA] chief of staff
‏رَئيس عُمّالٍ ‎[CA] foreman

رَئِيْس الأَقْسَامِ ‎[CA] technical director general (of the State Railways) (Egypt)

رَئيس الوِلاياتِ المُتَّحِدةِ ‎[CA] the president of the United States
‏سِيادة الرَئيسِ = فَخَامَة الرَّئِيْس ‎[CA] His Excellency the President
‏رَئِيْس النُوَّاْبِ ‎[CA] president of parliament, speaker of the (lower) house
‏رَئِيْس الوُزَرَاء = رَئِيْس الوِزَاْرَة ‎[CA] prime minister, premier

رَئِيْس عُرْفَاءِ ‎[CA] sergeant major (military)
‏رَئِيْس أَوَّل ‎[CA] major (formerly Syria, Iraq, Jordan)

دَوْر رَئِيْسِيّ ‎[CA] leading role, key part
‏سَبَب رَئِيْسِيّ ‎[CA] principal cause, main reason
‏شارِع رَئِيْسِيّ ‎[CA] main street
‏طَبَق رَئِيْسِيّ ‎[CA] main course (of a meal)
‏الفَضَائِل الرَئِيْسِيَّة ‎[CA] cardinal virtues (Christian)
‏مَقَالَة رَئِيْسِيَّة ‎[CA] editorial, leading article, leader
‏السَبَب الرَئيسيّ ‎[CA] the main reason
‏السُؤال الرَئيسيّ ‎[CA] the main question
‏صَفْحة رَئيسيّة ‎[CA] home page
‏باب رَئيسيّ, مَدْخَل رَئيسيّ ‎[CA] front door, main entrance
‏شَخْصيّة رَئيسيّة ‎[CA] a key figure

الرَئيسيّات ‎[CA] primates
‏كانَ من الرَئيسيّاتِ ‎[CA] to be a primate

إِصَدار عَفْوِ رِئَاسِيّ ‎[CA] executive-clemency order, presidential pardon
‏انْتِخابات رِئاسيّة ‎[CA] presidential elections
‏القَصْر الرِئاسيّ ‎[CA] the presidential palace

رِئَاسَة عامَّة ‎[CA] general management, general supervision
‏رِئَاسَة الوِزَارَةِ ‎[CA] prime ministry, premiership
‏اسْتَلَمَ الرِئاسةَ ‎[CA] to gain the lead
‏تَوَلّى الرِئاسةَ ‎[CA] to assume the leadership
‏ب رِئاسةِ + اسم = تحت رِئاسةِ + اسم ‎[CA] under the leadership of s.o.

دار الرِيَاسَةِ ‎[CA] presidential palace, seat of the chief executive of a country
‏مَجْلِس الرِئاسةِ ‎[CA] presidential council
‏فَتْرة الرِئاسةِ ‎[CA] presidency
‏رِئاسة مِيشال عَوْن ‎[CA] the presidency of Michel Aoun

تَرَأَّسَ لَجْنةً ‎[CA] to chair a committee

هو غَيْرُ جَديرٍ بِتَرَؤُّسِ المُنَظَّمةِ ‎[CA] he is incapable of leading the organization

سَفينة راسِية في ميناءٍ ‎[CA] a ship anchored in a port

مِن تحت راس ‎[L] because of, as in:
‏تحت راس هالمَسْأَلِة ‎[L] because of this issue; (بسبب هذه المسألة); خِسِرت مِن تحت راسك ‎[L] I lost because of you;
‏عَم بْيِدِقّ راسُو بِالجَبَل ‎[L] he's banging his head on the mountain (expression of fruitless efforts);
‏طلَيْعنَا رَاسِ بْرَاس ‎[P] we got the quantities exactly right (literally: we came out head to head); {ṭlēʕna rᾱsᵉ bºrᾱs}
‏راسِي بْراسَك ‎[L] my head against yours (literally meaning we are on equal footing, but often used to show one's willingness to stand up for oneself or be equally stubborn as the other);
‏إذا كان هَيك اِبْنِ المَنْطْقَة، وْإِذا كان هَيك حامِي المَنْطْقَة، يِنْعَن (يِلْعَن) إِخْتِي إِذا بَعْطِيك حَبِّة قَمَح، وْراسِي بْراسَك ‎[L] if this is how someone from the area is, and if this is how the neighborhood protector is, damn my own sister if I give you (even) one grain of wheat, and my head against yours;
‏طْلَيْنَا رَاس مَعَاه / مَعُو ‎[P] we stood up to him; {ṭºlēna rᾱs maʕāᴴ / maʕo}
‏حتى يخليه راسُه يصير اتنين ‎[L] until his head becomes two, meaning to beat the hell out of someone;
‏أضربك حتى راسك يصير اتنين ‎[L] I'll beat you until your head becomes two!
‏ما بْيَحْكِي شي إلا مِ رَّاسُه ‎[L] he doesn't say anything except (what he makes up) from his head;
‏راس العَبَد = كْرِيمبُو ‎[L] a kind of sweet, it is like a chocolate covered marshmallow. The phrase come's from the original English term for the sweet, which was “negro's head”. The word كريمبو is from Hebrew, and it means “having cream in it”. In Hebrew it is also called Rosh Kushi (meaning Negro's head);

كَبَّر رَاس حَدَا ‎[S] to go to s.o.’s head, bloat s.o.’s ego
‏النَّجَاح كَبَّر رَاسَو ‎[S] Success has gone to his head.
‏اِسْمَو بْرَاْس قائِمْةِ الِـمْرَشَّحِيْن = اِسْمَو بْصِدِر قائِمْةِ الِـمْرَشَّحِيْ ‎[S] His name heads the list of candidates
‏مَسْقَطِ الرَّاس ‎[S] home town
‏حَطُّوا راسُهْن مَع بَعْضُهْنِ البَعِض ‎[S] to be in a huddle
‏هالتّْنَيْن دايْمًا حاطِّيْن راسُهْن مَع بَعْضُهْن ‎[S] Those two are always in a huddle
‏يْرُوْح يِضْرُب راسَو بِالحَيْط ‎[S] He can go jump in the lake
‏بِتْنَرْڤِزْنِي وَقْتِ بْتِتْطَلَّع مِن فَوق رَاسِي عَلِيِّ وْأَنَا عَم اِشْتِغِل ‎[S] It makes me nervous when you look over my shoulder while I work
‏مَضَّيْنَا لَيْلةْ رَاسِ السِّنِة عَنْدِ صْحَاب ‎[S] We spent New Year's Eve at the house of some friends,
‏يَوم رَاسِ السِّنِة بْيِحْكُم يَوْمِ التَّنَيْن ‎[S] New Year's Day comes on a Monday
‏مِن رَاس + إضافة ‎[S] offhand
‏ما بِقْدِر اْقِل لَك هَالشِّي مِن رَاسِي ‎[S] I can't tell you that offhand,
‏عَطَانِي جَوَاب مِن رَاسَو ‎[S] He gave me an offhand answer
‏قِمْتِ كْتِير مِن رَاس هاد وْحَطَّيْت على رَاس هَاد لَحْصِلْت عَلَيْهَا ‎[S] I had to pull a lot of strings to get it
‏شُو طالِعِ بْرَاسُهْن هَلَّق ‎[S] What did they cook up now?
‏تْبَلْكَمِت فَرْد مَرَّة لـمّا سْمِعْتِ الخَبَر = الخَبَر إِجَانِي مِتْلِ الضَّرْبِة عَ الرَّاس ‎[S] I was completely dumbfounded when I heard it
‏جَاْبِ الرَّاسَيْن سَوَا ‎[S] to make ends meet
‏بِالكَاد دَخْلَو يْكَفِّي يْجِيْبِ الرَّاسَيْن سَوَا ‎[S] He hardly earns enough to make both ends meet

فْلَان مَات --- يِسلَم رَاسَك ‎[P] so-and-so died --- may God protect you in good health (literally: may God keep safe your head); {fºlān māt --- yislam rᾱsak}
‏على راسِي ‎[V] most willingly (literally: on my head); the response is يِسْلَم هَالرَاس ;
‏يِسْلَم هَالرَاس ‎[V] may this head be kept safe (response to على راسي);
‏على راسِي ‎[V] (I am) most willing to do it!, as in:
‏فيك تْساعِدْنِي بْشِغلِ البَيْت --- على راسِي ‎[V] can you help me with the housework? --- gladly!
‏بيْعِيْش عَلَى رَاسُو ‎[P] he does whatever he wants; {byºʕīš ʕala rᾱso}
‏عَلَى رَاسي وْعَيْني ‎[P] willingly (literally: on my head and my eyes); {ʕala rᾱsy wºʕēny}
‏رَاسَيْن غَنَم وْتْلَت رُوْس بَقَر ‎[P] two head of sheep and three head of cattle; {rᾱsēn ġanam wºtºlat rūs bɑqɑr}

مَطْرَح ما طاح راسي بَنَام ‎[J] whereever I lay may head I sleep
‏حُطّ راسك بين الرُّوس وْقُول يا قطَّاع الرُوس ‎[J] to go with the flow, go with the herd
‏فَتَحِ بْرَاسي شَوَارِع ‎[J] he exhausted me (with all his talking)
‏لو بِطْلَع من راسي شَجَرَة ‎[J] if a tree were to come out of my head (i.e. when hell freezes over)
‏أنا مَعِي ما بْتِطْلَعِي راس ‎[L] No one is my equal (literally: no head goes higher than mine)

رَاسِ السَنِة ‎[P] the New Year; {rᾱsᴵ-s-sane}
‏رَاسِ السِنِة ‎[P] ‎[P, G] ‎[S] the New Year; {rᾱsᴵ-s-sine}

بْيِدْبَحُوا لَحَدّ مِيْتَين راس غَنَم بِاليَوْم ‎[S] They butcher up to two hundred head of sheep a day
‏الخَسِّ الرَّاسِ بْعَشْرِ قْرُوْش ‎[S] Lettuce is ten piasters a head
‏بَاع خَمِس رُوْس بَقَر ‎[S] He sold five head of cattle

كَم رَاس فِي بالطَّبَّاخ تَبَعِك ‎[S] How many plates are there on your stove?

رَاسِ بْتَمَر ‎[L] a kind of ma'moul (a kind of cookie-like dessert, made of semolina and having date paste on the inside)
‏راس بْسَمِن ‎[L] a kind of ma'moul

نِزْلُوا على رَاسِ الجَّزِيْرِة الشّْمَالِي ‎[S] They landed on the northern tip of the island
‏الكِلْمِة على رَاسِ لْسَانِي ‎[S] The word is on the tip of my tongue
‏رُوْس أَصَابِيْعَهْا (أَصَبِيْعَهْا) كانِت بَارْدِة مِتْلِ التَّلِج ‎[S] The tips of her fingers were cold as ice
‏رَاس مِنْخَارَك كِلَّو أَحْمَر ‎[S] The tip of your nose is all red.
‏على رُوسِ الأَصَابِيْع (الأَصَبِيْع) ‎[S] on tiptoe
‏الِوْلَاد فَاتُوا على رُوْس أَصَابِيعُهْن ‎[S] The children came in on tiptoe
‏مِشِي على رُوس أَصَابِيْعَو ‎[S] to tiptoe
‏ما فِي لْزُوم تِمْشِي على رُوْس أَصَابِيْعَك ‎[S] You don't need to tiptoe,
‏كَسَرِت رَاس مُوْسِي ‎[S] I broke the point of my knife
‏رُؤُوس أَقلَام ‎[P] ‎[S] notes (for a speech, exam, etc.); {ruʔūs ʔaʠlām}
‏بَرَاجِع رُؤُوسِ الأَقلَام قَبلِ الاِمتِحَان ‎[P] I go over the notes before the exam; {barājeʕ ruʔūsᴵ-l-ʔaʠlᾱm qablᴵ-l-'imtiḥān}
‏قَبلِ المُحَاضَرَة بيْكتِب رُؤُوس أَقلَام ‎[P] before the lecture he makes notes; {qablᴵ-l-muḥᾱḍɑrɑ byºkteb ruʔūs ʔaʠlām}
‏لازِم رَاجِع رْؤُوْس أَقْلَامِي قَبِل ما اْجاوْبَك ‎[S] I have to check my notes before I can answer that
‏أَخَدْتِ لَّك شِي رْؤُوْس أَقْلَاْم ‎[S] Did you take notes?
‏الطَيَّارَة غَزَّت رَاس / ضَربَت رَاس ‎[P] the plane nosedived; {'iṭ-ṭɑyyᾱrɑ ġazzat rᾱs / ḍɑrbat rᾱs}
‏ الكِلمِة عَلَى رَاسِ-لْسَاني ‎[P] the word is on the tip of my tongue; {'il-kilme ʕala rᾱsᵉ-lºsāny}
‏رَاسِ الإِبرِة ‎[P] the tip of the needle; {rᾱsᴵ-l-ʔibre}

العَاصْفِة قَصْفِت رَاس شَجْرِتْنَا الِكْبِيرِة ‎[S] The storm broke off the top of our big tree
‏قَدَّيْش المَسَافِة لَرَاس هالجَّبَل ‎[S] How far is it to the top of this mountain?
‏كانِت وَاقْفِة على رَاسِ الدَّرَج ‎[S] She was standing at the top of the stairs,
‏بِتْلَاقِي هالمَقْطَع بْرَاسِ الصَّفْحَة تْنَين وْتْلَاتِين ‎[S] You'll find that passage at the top of page thirty-two
‏اِسْمَو على رَاسِ القَائِمِة ‎[S] His name is at the top of the list
‏اِبْدَا بْرَاسِ الصَّفْحَة ‎[S] Begin at the head of the page.
‏كِنَّا قاعْدِينِ بْرَاس الطَّاوْلِة = كِنَّا قاعْدِين بْصِدْرِ الطَّاوْلِة ‎[S] We were sitting at the head of the table
‏رَئِيْسِ البَلَدِيِّة كان راكِب بْرَاسِ المَوْكِب ‎[S] The mayor rode at the head of the procession
‏عَلَى رَاْس + إضافة ‎[S] on top of
‏نَاوِلْنِي الِكْتَاب هَللي على رَاسِ الكَوْمِة ‎[S] Hand me the book which is on top of the stack,
‏لازِمْنِي بَسَاْمِيْر (بَسَمِيْر) رَاسُهْن أَكْبَر مِن هَيْك ‎[S] I need nails with larger heads.

وْبَعْدَهْا رَأْسًا سْمِعِت صَرْخَة ‎[S] Immediately afterwards I heard a scream,
‏البَيْت رَأْسًا جَنْبْ الِكْنِيسِة = البَيْت لِزِق الِكْنِيسِة ‎[S] The house is right next to the church
‏خَلَّص رَأْسًا ‎[S] He finished in no time
‏بِرْجَع رَأْسًا ‎[S] I'll be back in no time
‏رَأْسًا رَحَ يِنْشِهِر ‎[S] He'll be famous in no time
‏بَيْتْنَا رَأْسًاِ مْوَاْجِهِ المَخْزَن ‎[S] Our house is directly opposite the store,
‏عايْشِين بْبَلَد رَأْسًا شْمَال مِن هَون ‎[S] They live in a town due north of here
‏البَيْت رَأْسًا بَعْدِ المِسْتَشْفَى ‎[S] The house is right beyond the hospital.
‏رَأسًا عَ الطَاولِة ‎[P] directly on the table; {rɑʔ¡san˜ ʕɑ-ṭ-ṭᾱwle}
‏رَاح رَأسًا عِندِ المُدِيْر ‎[P] he went straight to the manager; {rᾱḥ rɑʔ¡san˜ ʕindᴵ-l-mudīr}

نَاقِلْةِ الزَّيْت لازِمِ تْكُوْن هَلَّقِ قْبَال رَأْسِ الرَّجَاءِ الصَّالِح ‎[S] The tanker should now be off the Cape of Good Hope.

رَأْس المَال، ج رُؤُوس الأَمْوَال ‎[S] capital (more often رِسْمَال )
‏أَصْحَاب رُؤُوسِ الأَمْوَال ‎[S] capital owners, those with capital
‏العَلَاقَات بَين أَصْحَاب رُؤُوسِ الأَمْوَال وِالعِمَّالِ تْحَسَّنِت بِالسّْنِينِ الأَخِيرِة ‎[S] Relations between capital and labor have improved in the last few years.

كَاشِف رَاسُو ‎[P] bareheaded; {kāšef rᾱso}
‏بُوْجَعني رَاسي = رَاسي بُوْجَعني ‎[P] my head hurts; {būjaʕny rᾱsy = rᾱsy būjaʕny}
‏رَاْسِي عَم يِجَعْنِي ‎[S] My head hurts,
‏رَاسِي دايِخ ‎[S] My head is spinning,
‏وَجَع رَاْس ‎[S] either 1. headache, or 2. problem, headache
‏مَعِي وَجَع رَاْس قَوِي ‎[S] I’ve a bad headache,
‏المَسْأَلِة سَبَّبِتْ لْنَا وَجَع رَاسِ كْتِير ‎[S] The problem gave us a bad headache
‏ أَنَا مَا بِدِّيْش وَجَع رَاس ‎[P] I don't want any headaches (i.e. problems); { ʔana ma biddīš wajaʕ rᾱs}
‏بِدّي أَحُطّ رَاسي وْءَنَام ‎[P] I just want to put my head down and sleep; {biddy ʔaḥoṭṭ rᾱsy wºʔanām}
‏بْتِعرَف تُضرُب رَاس = بْتِعرَفِ تْنُطّ رَاس ‎[P] do you know how to dive (jump head first); {bºteʕrɑf tuḍrob rᾱs = bºteʕrɑfᵉ tºnoṭṭ rᾱs}

رَئِيسةِ المُستَشفَى ‎[P] the manageress of the hospital; {raʔīsᴵ-l-mustašfa}
‏رَئِيس بَلَدِيِّة ‎[P] the mayor, (the head of the municipality); {raʔīs baladiyye}
‏رَئِيسِ العُمَّال ‎[P] the foreman, (the manager of the workers); {raʔīsᴵ-l-ʕummāl}
‏رَئِيسِ الوُزَرَاء ‎[P] the prime minister (head of the ministers); {raʔīsᴵ-l-wuzɑrᾱʔÅ}
‏رَئِيسِ الحُكُوْمِة ‎[P] prime minister (head of the government); {raʔīsᴵ-l-ḥukūme}
‏رَئِيسِ الدَيْر ‎[P] abbot / prior (head of the monastery); {raʔīsᴵ-d-dēr}
‏رَئِيسِ الفَرِيْق ‎[P] the captain of the team; {raʔīsᴵ-l-farīq}
‏هُوِّ رَئِيْسَك ‎[S] Is he your superior?
‏الرَّئِيْسِ اْنْأَثَر مَع كِلّ سَرِيْتَو ‎[S] The captain was taken prisoner with his entire company.
‏مِين رَئِيْسِ الفَرِيْق ‎[S] Who’s the captain of the team?
‏الرَّئِيْس عَم يِطْلُب يْحِطُّوا المَسْأَلِة عَ التَصْوِيْت ‎[S] The chair asks for a vote.
‏مِين رَئِيْس هالقِسم ‎[S] Who's the chief of this division?
‏رَئِيْس كِتَّاْب ‎[S] chief clerk
‏رَئِيْسِ مْهَنْدْسِيْن ‎[S] chief engineer
‏رَئِيْسِ مْفَتّْشِيْن ‎[S] chief inspector
‏رَئِيْس أَرْكَاْن ‎[S] chief of staff
‏هُوِّ رَئِيْسِ العِصَابِة ‎[S] He's the head of the gang
‏هُوِّ رَئِيْسِ الشِّرْكِة ‎[S] He's the head of the firm
‏رَئِيْس الگَرَاصْنِة ‎[S] headwaiter
‏رِئَسَا الأَحْزَاب كِلَّهْا كَانُوا حاضْرِين ‎[S] The leaders of all parties were present
‏رَئِيْس تَشْرِيْفَاْت ‎[S] master of ceremonies
‏بْتَعْرِف رَئِيْسِي ‎[S] Do you know my boss?
‏رَئِيْس بَلَدِيِّة، ج رِئَسَا بَلَدِيَّاْت ‎[S] mayor

رَئِيسِ الدَولِة ‎[P] president (head of state); {raʔīsᴵ-d-dawle}
‏رُؤَسَاءِ الدُوَل ‎[P] the heads of state, the presidents; {ruʔasāʔÅᴵ-d-duwal}
‏كان رَئِيْسِ البَنْكِ العَرَبِي ‎[S] He was president of the Arab Bank,
‏واشِنْطُن كان أَوَّل رَئِيْس لِلوِلَايَاتِ المِتِّحِدِة ‎[S] Washington was the first President of the United States

رَيِّسِ الدَيْر ‎[P] prior, the superior of the monastery; {rayyesᴵ-d-dēr}
‏رَيّْسِتِ الدَيْر ‎[P] the mother superior of the convent; {rayyºsetᴵ-d-dēr}

الأَهْرَام هِيِّة الجَّرِيْدِة الرَّئِيْسِيِّة بِالقَاهِرَة اليَوْم ‎[S] Al-Ahram is the leading newspaper of Cairo today
‏هايِّة كانِت واحْدِة مِن مَشَاكِلْنَا الرَّئِيْسِيِّة ‎[S] That's one of our main problems
‏اْسْتَخْبَرِت مْنِ المَكْتَبِ الرَّئِيْسِي ‎[S] Did you inquire at the main office?
‏هَدَفْنَى الرَّئِيْسِي بِالوَقْتِ الحاضِر هُوِّ التَصْنِيع ‎[S] Our major aim at present is industrialization
‏دَوْر رَئِيْسِي ‎[S] major part, main role
‏لِعِب دَوْر رَئِيْسِي بْهالقَضِيِّة ‎[S] He played a major part in this
‏مِفْتَاح رَئِيْسِي ‎[S] master switch
‏السَّبَبِ الرَّئِيْسِي هَادا ‎[S] Is that the principal reason?
‏هايِّ الفِكْرَة الرَّئِيسِيِّة بْمَقَالْتَو ‎[S] That's the central idea of his treatise,
‏القِطْعَة الرَّئِيْسِيِّة بِالكَوْنْسَيْر بِتْكُوْن السِّنْفَوْنِيِّة التاسْعَة تَبَع بَيْتْهَوْڤِن ‎[S] The featured work of the concert will be Beethoven's Ninth Symphony,
‏شُو هِيِّة صَاْدْرَات أَلْمَانْيَا الرَّئِيْسِيِّة ‎[S] What are the chief exports of Germany?
‏ الشَارِعِ الرَئِيسي ‎[P] the main street; {'iš-šāreʕᴵ-r-raʔīsy}
‏ السَبَبِ الرَئِيسي ‎[P] the main reason; {'is-sababᴵ-r-raʔīsy}
‏فِيْه سَبَبَيْن رَئِيسِيَّيْن ‎[P] there are two main reasons; {fīᴴ sababēn raʔīsiyyēn}
‏ الدَوْرِ الرَئِيسي ‎[P] the lead role; {'id-dōrᴵ-r-raʔīsy}
‏ المَوضُوْعِ الرَئِيسي ‎[P] the main topic; {'il-mawḍūʕᴵ-r-raʔīsy}
‏ الوَجبِة الرَئِيسِيِّة ‎[P] the main course (of a meal), the main dish; {'il-wajbe-r-raʔīsiyye}

المُرَشَّح لَلرِّئَاسِة ‎[P] the candidate for the presidency; {'il-muraššaḥ larriʔÁāse}

مِين يللي تْرَأَّسِ الاِجْتِماع ‎[S] Who chaired the meeting?
‏بْيِتْأَمَّل إِنَّو لَحَ يِتْرَأَّس شِي يَوْمِ القِسِم هَاللي هُوِّ فِيه ‎[S] He hopes to head his department some day
‏رَئِيْسِ البَلَدِيِّة تْرَأَّسِ الاِسْتِعْرَاْض = رَئِيْسِ البَلَدِيِّة كان على رأْسِ الاِسْتِعْرَاْض ‎[S] The mayor led the parade
‏مِين بِدَّو يِتْرَأَّس اِجْتِمَاعِ الإِسْبُوْعِ الجَّايِة ‎[S] Who’s going to preside over next week's meeting?
‏ الأُستَاذ بيْترَأَّسِ اللُجنِة ‎[P] this gentleman is chairman of the committee; {'il-ʔustā∂ byºtrɑʔʔɑsᴵ-l-lujne}
‏مِيْن رَح يِترَأَّسِ الجَلسِة ‎[P] who is going to chair the meeting; {mīn rɑḥ yitrɑʔʔɑsᴵ-l-jalse}

مَسْنَد راس ‎[E] head rest;
‏راس ضاني ‎[E] either 1. a sheep's head (for eating) or 2. an idiot, a mutton head;
‏أبُو راس ‎[E] someone who has ringworm;
‏أبو رُوس ‎[E] epithet for one with a large head;
‏اِغْسِل راسك ‎[E] wash your hair;
‏راس بَرُوكة ‎[E] wig-stand;
‏راس بِراس ‎[E] on equal footing;
‏حنِشْتَغل راس براس ‎[E] we'll work as equals, as equal partners;
‏بِتِعمِل راسُه بْراسِي ‎[E] he acts as though he were my equal;
‏حُطّ راسك في راسه ‎[E] put your heads together;
‏راح راس في راس ‎[E] to faint;
‏لَمّا يُوقَع الفاس في الراس ‎[E] at the point of no return;
‏راسُه في السَما ‎[E] he is proud, he holds his head high;
‏خَلَّى راسْنا عالْيَة الفَوْق ‎[E] he made us proud of him;
‏خلَّى راسْنا مِطَاطِيَّة ‎[E] he made us ashamed of him;
‏فَوْق راس ‎[E] immediately after, as in:
‏راسِي بِتْلِفّ ‎[E] my head is spinning, I'm dizzy;
‏بعد راسي ما حَدّ عاش ‎[E] after I go no one would live, meaning after me there will be chaos, it's all going to hell in a hand basket???
‏راس العَبْد ‎[E] long handled ceiling brush;
‏على راسُه ريشة ‎[E] on his head a feather, said sarcastically to mean he things he is a big shot;
‏ماشي على راسُه ‎[E] he is living irresponsibly;
‏مش عارِف راسه من رجله ‎[E] he has no idea what is going on;
‏بعدها نشوف راسنا من رجلينا = مش عارفين راسنا من رجلينا ‎[E] after (it) we won't have a clue what is going on;
‏راسه ناشْفَة ‎[E] he is stubborn, hard-headed
‏على راسي ‎[E] an expression that indicates the speaker respects someone or holds him or her in high regard, such as انت على راسي = I respect you (on my head)
‏عَمَل راسُه بْرَاس + إضافة ‎[E] he acts as if he is ( s.o.'s) equal

من الساس لِلراس ‎[E] from head to toe, from top to bottom;
‏من راس لِرِجْل ‎[E] from top to bottom, entirely, as in:
‏انت غلطان من راسَك لرِجْلَك ‎[E] you're totally wrong;
‏هي فوق راسي على طول ‎[E] she is the next oldest in the family after me;
‏بِتْجِيب أولاد فوق راس بعض ‎[E] she has children one after the other;
‏على عيني وراسي = على راسي من فوق ‎[E] expression meaning "with pleasure, certainly"; see also under عين for similar phrases;
‏مَطْرِح ما تْحُطّ راسَك حُطّ رِجْلَك ‎[E] wherever you put your head (your words), put your foot, meaning do your worst, you don't scare me;
‏تحت راسه = بسببه ‎[E] because of him, attributable to him, due to him, his fault;
‏ادّاني كلمتين من تحت راسك ‎[E] he scolded me because of what, due to what you did;
‏راس (ه) وألف سيف + فعل مضارع بدون بـ ‎[E] he stubbornly insists on...
‏راسه وألف سيف يسافر دلوقتي ‎[E] he insisted that he travel right now;
‏راسه وألف جزمة / بَرطوشة / بَراطيش البلد ‎[E] a cruder form of راسه وألف سيف, literally "his head and a thousand shoes" or "his head and a thousand old worn shoes";
‏نَشِّف راسه ‎[E] he is stubborn;
‏شال حد من فوق راسه = بيتنظر كل علطة من حد ‎[E] to carry s.o. above one's head, meaning to count every mistake. The opposite is نزِّل حد من فوق راسه, which means to stop counting their every mistake;
‏لو وقف على راسه = تعبير عن صعوبة او استحالة تحقيق حاجة ‎[E] no matter what he does, even if he stands on his head;

راس كُرْسي ‎[E] head of the chair, top part of the back of the chair;
‏راس حَرْبَة ‎[E] spearhead;
‏راس شاكُوش ‎[E] head of a hammer;
‏راس مُسْمار = دماغ مُسْمار ‎[E] head of a nail;
‏راس سِرير ‎[E] head of a bead;
‏على راس حارِتْنا ‎[E] at the head of our alley;
‏راس تَوْم ‎[E] a head of garlic;
‏راس سُكَّر ‎[E] sugar loaf;
‏راس خَصّ ‎[E] stem of a lettuce;
‏راس حَجَر ‎[E] breakwater, a barrier put into a body of water to protect the the harbor from the waves;

بِيْعِدِّي السِبْحَة من راسْها ‎[E] he counts the prayer beads from the beginning;
‏راس السَنَة ‎[E] New Year's day;

الإدارة على راسْها العَمِيد ‎[E] the dean is at the head of the administration;
‏راس مَنْصَر (obsolete term), leader of a band of thieves;

كَتَبْت راس المَوْضُوع على الصَبُّورة ‎[E] I wrote the title of the topic on the blackboard

الراس الكبيرة في ‎[E] the big head, the main person in s.th., the main power player;

راس البَرّ ‎[E] Ras el-Barr, promontory and resort to the west of the eastern estuary of the Nile;
‏راس التين ‎[E] Ras et-Tin, promontory at Alexandria, site of a former royal summer palace;
‏راس الرجاء الصالح ‎[E] Cape of Good Hope (bottom of Africa);

راس باب ‎[E] rail of a door

ضَرَبُو / اِدَّالُه رُوِْسِيَّة = ضَرَبُو / اِدَّالُه بِرُوِْسِيَّة ‎[E] he butted him with his head

رَئِيْس فَرِيق ‎[E] team captain;
‏رَئِيْس قِسْم ‎[E] department head;
‏رَئِيْس مَجْلِسِ الإِدارة ‎[E] the chairman of the board;
‏رَئِيس وُزَرا ‎[E] Prime Minister;
‏رَئِيْسِ الجَمْهُوْرِيَّة ‎[E] the President of the Republic;

البَياناتِ الرَئِيْسِيَّة ‎[E] the most important items of information;
‏مَكْتَب رَئِيْسي ‎[E] main office;
‏طَرِيْق رَئِيْسي ‎[E] main road;
‏عِنْوان رَئِيسي ‎[E] headline (in a newspaper);

مللي تْرأّس كانت عنْدُو خمْسَة وْربْعِين عَام ‎[M] He was forty-five when he became president.

الوَزِير اللُوّل تْرأّس عل الَاجْتِمَاع الوِزَارِي ‎[M] The Prime Minister presided over the cabinet meeting.
‏شْكون غادي يتْرأّس الْاْجْتِماع؟ ‎[M] Who will preside over the meeting?

رَاسُو كا يْحرْقُوا ‎[M] His head hurts (him).
‏عَاد فَاق بْرَاسُو ‎[M] He’s finally realized what's going
‏رَاس الْـمَال ‎[M] capital (same as رَسْمَال )
‏كا يْخصّْنَا نْزِيْدُوا فْ رَاس المَال ‎[M] We need more capital,
‏رَاس الحَانُوت ‎[M] mixture of various spices used in seasoning foods (literally head of the shop)
‏رَاسُو تْقِيْل = رَاسُو قَاصح ‎[M] (to be) dense, slow-witted
‏رَاسُو خْفِيْف ‎[M] (to be) intelligent, quick-witted
‏رْفد الرَّاس مْعَ ‎[M] either 1. to give a hard time to 2. to be prejudiced against, to have it in for (s.o.)
‏عْلَاش كا ترْفد الرَّاس مْعَ خَاك ‎[M] Why are you giving your brother such a hard time?
‏ع الرَّاس وْالْعيْن ‎[M] gladly, with pleasure
‏على الرَّاس وَالعِيْن ‎[M] Absolutely, right away (response to a request)
‏إِلَا ما اْحْتَرمْتِيش قانُون السَّير، غادِي تْجِيبْهَا فْ رَاسك ‎[M] if you don’t respect the traffic law you’ll be sorry
‏على الرَّاس والعِين ‎[M] It is my pleasure.
‏طْلع ف الرّاس ‎[M] to get on (s.o.)'s nerves
‏طالع ف الرّاس ‎[M] (he) is getting on (s.o.)'s nerves
‏مابْغاش يْجاوب حيت قال بلي هاد الْموْضوع طْلع لو ف راسو ‎[M] He doesn't want to answer because he said this topic gets on his nerves.
‏نْفخ الرّاس ‎[M] to overload (s.o.'s mind)
‏الْحْريق د الرّاس ‎[M] headache
‏الرّاس د الْبارابول ‎[M] satellite dish head
‏اْصْطاب راس ‎[M] to benefit greatly from (في = s.o. / s.th.)
‏راسو قْساح ‎[M] to become hard-headed, stubborn

عنْدْنَا قطْعَة دْ الغْنم فِيْهَا ستِّيْن رَاس ‎[M] We have a flock of sixty head of sheep.

ما جْبرْش رَاس الخيْط ‎[M] He hasn't found the end of the string.
‏عمْلُوا فْ رَاس الطبْلَة ‎[M] Put it at the end of the table!
‏باش تْصوّب هاد الْعقْدة ف اللّول خصّك تْخالف الرّيوس ديال هاد الجّوج كورْدات ‎[M] To make this knot, first you need to cross the ends of these two ropes.

رَاس العَام ‎[M] either 1. New Year's Day, or 2. beginning of the new year (first few days) H

رَاس الِاْبْرَة تْهرّس ‎[M] The point of the needle has broken

عنْدُو الرَّاس فْ الحْسَاب ‎[M] He has a head for figures.

كا يْخدّم رَاسُو ‎[M] He uses his head.

رَاسُو ‎[M] self
‏قْتل رَاسُو وْهُوَ مَا زال شَابّ ‎[M] He committed suicide (killed himself) while he was still young.
‏اْنْتَ تعْرف لْرَاسك ‎[M] You know better than anyone else what you should do.
‏قَال مْعَ رَاسُو ‎[M] He said to himself…
‏كُنْت ف الدَّار غِيْر رَاسِي رَاس خَي ‎[M] Just my brother and I were home.
‏قُوْلْهَا لْرَاسك ‎[M] Look who's talking! You should talk! (Tell it to yourself!)
‏هاد الشِّي غِيْر من رَاسِي لْرَاسك ‎[M] This is just between you and me.
‏بْرَاسُو ‎[M] either 1. by oneself, alone
‏كُلّْ نْهَار كان كا يْجِي هُوَ وْمْرَاتُو، الْيُوْم جا غِيْر بْرَاسُو ‎[M] He and his wife used to come every day; today he came by himself
‏دَار بْراسُو = عْمل بْرَاسُو ‎[M] to play, to act like one is (faking), make o.s. out to be
‏عْمل بْرَاسُو مْرِيْض ‎[M] He played sick.
‏دْيَال رَاسُو ‎[M] independent, free (to do what one wishes)
‏كُنْتْ دْيَال رَاسِي وْقمْتْ كا نْتْزُوّج ‎[M] I used to be free but I went astray and got married.
‏فَايق مْعَ رَاسُو ‎[M] sharp, astute, difficult to put s.th. over on
‏من رَاسُو لْرَاسُو ‎[M] on one's own, without the aid of others (implies that one should have accepted aid)
‏عمْلتْهَا من رَاسْهَا لْرَاسْهَا ‎[M] She (went ahead and) did it on her
‏مْعَ رَاسُو ‎[M] used as an expletively (note as a swear word, but grammatically to fill out a sentence without adding to the meaning) (often implying “alone”)
‏مْشَى يْنْعس مْعَ رَاسُو ‎[M] He went to bed (to sleep).
‏رَاهُم مْشَوا يْتْسَارَاوا مْعَ رَاسْهُم ‎[M] They've gone for a stroll.
‏دار، يدير راسو ‎[M] to pretend (to be or do s.th.)
‏عْمل راسو ‎[M] to pretend (to be or do s.th.)
‏داير راسو = عامل راسو ‎[M] pretending
‏هُو شافْني ولَكِن دار راسو بْحال يْلا ماشافْنيش ‎[M] He saw me but he pretended as if he hadn't seen me

رِأَس الاِجْتِمَاع ‎[E.G.] He chaired the meeting
‏رْأَسَت اللَّجْنَة ‎[E.G.] She chaired the committee.

على راسي ‎[G] either 1. on my head (literally), or 2. expression to show one's respect for s.th. done or for s.o., or 3. very gladly, at your service, as you wish (as a response to a request)
‏أَفْضَالَك على راسي ‎[G] your graciousness is held over me, I hold every thing you've done for me in high esteem.
‏كَلَامَك على راسي ‎[G] I respect what you are saying
‏عَطِيني شُرْبَة مَيّ ---- على راسي ‎[G] Give me a drink of water ---- gladly.
‏رَاسِي يْعَوِّرْنِي ‎[E.G.] I have a headache,
‏عَوَّر رَاسِي ‎[E.G.] He gave me a headache
‏رَاسَه دار ‎[E.G.] He was confused.
‏رَاسَه دار ‎[E.G.] He was confused.
‏داخ راسِي مِن الشُّغُل ‎[E.G.] I got a headache from working
‏رَاسَه حارّ ‎[E.G.] He is bad-tempered.
‏خَذُوا راس المُجْرِم ‎[E.G.] They beheaded the criminal
‏مِن تَحَت رَاس + إضافة ‎[E.G.] due to, stemming from
‏المَشَاكِل ما تِجِي (تِيِي) إِلَّا مِن تَحَت رَاسِ الضَّرَّة ‎[E.G.] Problems are caused only by a second wife
‏رَاسٍ بالسِّمَا وْطِيزٍ بالمَاي ‎[E.G.] A head in the sky and a rear end in the water. (said of someone with a bloated ego or who makes out that he is better than he is) (يضرب لكل متكبر يظهر على غير حقيقته) (another version of this is رأس بالسما وطيز يخر الحصا , although the word. يخر is likely يخرا) (proverb)
‏رَاس الخَيْمَة ‎[E.G.] Ras Al-Khaima (in the UAE)

رَاس غَنَم ‎[E.G.] head of sheep
‏رَاس خَسّ ‎[E.G.] head of lettuce.
‏رَاس بَصَل ‎[E.G.] an onion.

رَاس النَّخْلَة ‎[E.G.] the top of the palm tree.
‏رُوس الأَصَابِع ‎[E.G.] tiptoes
‏رَاس الجِبَل (اليِبَل) ‎[E.G.] the peak of the mountain.

‏رَاس الشَّهَر ‎[E.G.] the first of the month.
‏رَاس السَّنَة ‎[E.G.] the beginning of the year
‏عِيْد رَاس السَّنَة ‎[E.G.] New Year's Day.

مَكْتَبِ الرَّئِيْس ‎[G] the president's office
‏رَئِيس أَمْرِيَكا ‎[E.G.] the president of America
‏رَئِيس الجَامْعَة (اليَامْعَة) ‎[E.G.] the university president.
‏رَئِيس الوُزَرَا ‎[E.G.] the prime minister
‏رَئِيس البَلَدِيَّة ‎[E.G.] the mayor.
‏رَئِيس الأَرْكَان ‎[E.G.] the chief of staff (military)
‏رَئِيس الدَّايْرَة ‎[E.G.] the head of the department
‏رَئِيس العِصَابَة ‎[E.G.] the leader of the gang
‏رَئِيس التَّحْرِير ‎[E.G.] the editor in chief
‏خِطَاب الرَّئِيس ‎[G] the president's speech

السَّبَب الرَّئِيسي ‎[E.G.] the main reason.
‏شَارِع رَئِيسي ‎[E.G.] main street.
‏دَور رَئِيسي ‎[E.G.] a leading role., a main role

رَأَّسَوه ‎[E.G.] they made him boss

رِيَاسَة الوُزَرَا ‎[E.G.] the prime ministry, the premiership

رِيَاسَةِ اللَّجْنَة ‎[E.G.] the committee chairmanship.
‏رِيَاسَةِ الجَمْعِيَّة ‎[E.G.] the chairmanship of the association.

تْرَأَّس القِسِم (الگِسِم) ‎[E.G.] He headed the department
‏تْرَأَّس الوَفْد ‎[E.G.] he headed the delegation

مِنُو رَح يِرْأَسِ الجَّمْعِيَّة ‎[I] Who's going to head the association

طَبْعَا تِقْدَر (تِگْدَر) تِتِصِل بالبَصْرَة رَأسًا ‎[I] of course you can contact Basrah directly
‏رَاْح أَخَبْرَك إِذا أَكُو شِي مُهِم رَأسًا ‎[I] I will inform you immediately if there is something important.

يَعْنِي قابِل يْرِيد يِلْعَبِ بْرَاسِي ‎[I] You mean he thinks he's going to make a fool out of me
‏هالقَضِيَّة مْخَرْبُطَة. ما أَعْرُف رَاسْهَا مِن كَعَبْهَا (چَعَبْهَا) ‎[I] This matter is confusing. I can't make heads or tails of it.
‏بِنْتَه إِجَت على رَاس اِبْنَه ‎[I] His daughter was born immediately after his son.
‏على عَيْنِي وْرَاسِي ‎[I] Very gladly, sir! At your service! Just as you say!
‏على عَيْنِي وْرَاسِي. رَح اَسَوِّي مِثِل ما تْرِيد ‎[I] Certainly! I'll do as you wish.
‏وْرَاسَك العَزِيز ‎[I] Honest! You can be sure
‏وْرَاسَك العَزِيز، ما أَعْرُف ‎[I] Honestly, I don't know.
‏لا تَاخُذ كَلَامَه رَاس ‎[I] Don't take what he says seriously,
‏نْطَيْتَه شَغْلَ’ بَسِيطَة وْما طَلَّع مِنْهَا رَاس ‎[I] I gave him a simple job and he couldn't grasp it.
‏فَدّْ رَاس ‎[I] directly, without delay, straightaway.
‏رُوح لِلْبَيْت فَدّْ رَاس ‎[I] Go straight home,
‏راس قَلَة ‎[I] by chance, by accident,
‏جَت لِي رَاس قَلَة ‎[I] I got it purely by chance
‏بْرَاس + ضمير ‎[I] pure, unadulterated
‏حَلِيب بْرَاسَه ‎[I] undiluted milk
‏جَرَّبَه بْرَاْسْنا ‎[I] he tried it on us / he experimented on us
‏دُوْخَة رَاْس ‎[I] head spinner/ expression to describe something that gives someone a headache
‏شِغُلْتَه كَاْنَت (چَاْنَت) دُوْخَة رَاْس ‎[I] his job was a headache
‏لا تْدَوِّخ راسِي ‎[I] dont bother me
‏يِْجِي يْدَوِّخ رَاْسْنَا ‎[I] he comes to bother us
‏عَلَى عَيْنِي ورَاْسِي ‎[I] with pleasure/ I would be glad to (response to a request)
‏والله رِفْعَة رَاْس ‎[I] He makes me/us proud.

كَم (چَم) رَاس غَنَم عِنْدَك ‎[I] How many head of sheep do you have

رَاس خَسّ ‎[I] a head of lettuce,
‏رَاس شَلْغَم ‎[I] one turnip,
‏رَاس جِزَر ‎[I] one carrot.
‏رَاس پَاچَا ‎[I] head, feet, and tripe from one animal.

ما عِنْدِي جْهَال. رَاسِي وْرَاس مَرْتِي ‎[I] I have no children there's only me and my wife.

رَاس الخَشِم ‎[I] the tip of the nose,
‏رَاسِ السِّلَّايَة ‎[I] the tip of the pen point,
‏رَاس قَلَم ‎[I] point of a pencil.
‏رُؤُوْس أَقْلَاْم ‎[I] notes.
‏أَخَذِت رُؤُوس أَقْلام بِالمُحَاضَرَة ‎[I] I took notes in the lecture,
‏رُوسِ الإِصَابِع ‎[I] tiptoes
‏لَيْش دَا تِمْشِي على رُوْس إِصَابْعَك ‎[I] Why are you walking on tiptoe

راسِ النَّخْلَة ‎[I] the top of the palm tree,
‏رَاسِ القَائِمَة ‎[I] top of the list.
‏اِتْرِسِ البُطُل لِلرَّاس ‎[I] Fill the bottle to the brim,
‏نْطِينِي كَيْلُو طَمَاطَة مِت رَاسِ السَّلَّة ‎[I] Give me a kilo of tomatoes from the top of the basket.

رَاسِ الأَوْلْچِي ‎[I] the end of the tape measure.
‏رَاسِ الخَيْط ‎[I] the end of the string,
‏رَاسِ العَقِد (العَگِد) ‎[I] the end of the alley, end of the lane.
‏رَاسِ الشَّارِع ‎[I] end of the block, that is, corner, intersection.

رَاسِ الشَّهَر ‎[I] the first of the month,
‏رَاسِ السَّنَة ‎[I] the beginning of the year.
‏اِحْكِي (اِحْچِي) لِي كُلّْ شِي مْنِ الرَّاس ‎[I] Tell me everything from the beginning.

هالطَّيَّارَة تْرُوح رَأْسًا البَغْدَاد ‎[I] This plane goes directly to Baghdad.
‏رَح اوَدِّي السَّيَّارَة لِلْگَرَاج رَأْسًا ‎[I] I'm going to take the car straight to the garage.
‏إِذا كان الجَرِح لا زال بِيِه نَزِف شِدّ العُقْدَة عَلَى الجَرِح رَاْسََا ‎[I] If the wound is still bleeding, tie the knot directly on the wound.

رَئِيسِ العِصَابَة ‎[I] the leader of the gang,
‏رَئِيسِ العُرَفَاء ‎[I] master sergeant.
‏رَئِيس تَحْرِيرِ الجَّرِيدَة ‎[I] the editor in chief of the newspaper.
‏رَئِيس الوُزَرَاء = رَئِيسِ الوِزَارَة ‎[I] prime minister.
‏رَئِيسِ البَلَدِيَّة ‎[I] chief of a municipality, mayor.
‏رَئِيس أَرْكانِ الجَّيْش ‎[I] army chief of staff.

رَئِيس أَوَّل ‎[I] major.
‏رَئِيس فِرْقَة كُرَةِ القَدَم ‎[I] captain of the football team.

رَئِيسِ الجَّمْهُورِيَّة ‎[I] president of the republic.

شَارِع رَئِيْسِي ‎[I] a main street, door
‏دَوْر رَئِيْسِي ‎[I] a leading role.

ما تْقُول لي (تْگُلْ لي) مِنُو رَأَّسَك هْنَا ‎[I] Would you just tell me, who made you the boss around here

رِئَاْسْةِ الوِزَارَة ‎[I] premiership, prime ministry

مِنُو تْرَأَّسِ الوَفِد ‎[I] Who headed the delegation

هُوَ كان على رَاسَ الشَّفْخَانَة [S] he was the head of the clinic

على رَأْسِي وْعَينِي ‎[Y] at your service!, It would be my pleasure
‏مِن تَحْت رَأْسَك ‎[Y] because of you

رَأْس قُشْمِي (گُشْمِي) ‎[Y] a radish
‏مِن رَأْسَه ‎[Y] however he wants., off the top of his head
‏يَكْتُب الفاتُورَة مِن رَأْسَه ‎[Y] he writes the bill however he wants
‏كَبِير الرَّأْس ‎[Y] fathead, big-headed

رَأْسَ السَّنَة ‎[Y] New Year's, start of the year
‏رَاْسَ السَّنَة ‎[Y] New Year
‏عِيد رأس السَّنَة ‎[Y] New Year's Day