رئيسي

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of رَئِيس (raʔīs, chief, leader) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ra.ʔiː.sijj/
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Adjective

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رَئِيسِيّ (raʔīsiyy) (feminine رَئِيسِيَّة (raʔīsiyya), masculine plural رَئِيسِيُّونَ (raʔīsiyyūna), feminine plural رَئِيسِيَّات (raʔīsiyyāt))

  1. main, chief, principal, leading, cardinal
    الفَضَائِل الرَئِيسِيَّةal-faḍāʔil ar-raʔīsiyyacardinal virtues
    مَقَالَة رَئِيسِيَّةmaqāla(t) raʔīsiyyalead article, editorial

Declension

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ر ء س
1 term

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic رَئِيسِيّ (raʔīsiyy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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رئيسي (raʔīsi) (feminine رئيسيّة (raʔīsiyye), masculine plural رئيسيّين (raʔīsiyyīn))

  1. main, principal