ras راس
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ras” (راس) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning head.
Meanings
- head
- start, end, tip
- on the head of (oath)
Usage
Ras means head and readily takes a suffixed pronoun: rasi (my head), rasek (your head). It appears in many expressions. "Ras el 3am" is New Year, "ras el jbal" the top of the mountain; it is also the name of a town. In oaths, "w ras ommi" means "I swear on my mother's head". "Rasi youja3ni" means "I have a headache". "Rasou yabes" describes someone stubborn. The plural is ryous. The English gloss "race" does not correspond to any common usage.
Example
راسي يوجع فيا
rasi youja3 fiya
“I have a headache.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ras” but also “rass”, “rasi” and “res”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ras” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “head”; “end, tip, beginning”: ras in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “head”; “tip, beginning, end”: ras in Algerian.