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ਰਾਸ

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Punjabi

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Noun

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ਰਾਸ (rāsf (Shahmukhi spelling راس)

  1. (geography) cape, headland

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hindustani راس (rās) / रास (rās), from Sanskrit राशि (rāśi).

Noun

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ਰਾਸ (rāsf (Shahmukhi spelling راس)

  1. (finance) capital
    Synonyms: ਰਾਸ ਪੂੰਜੀ (rās pūñjī), ਪੂੰਜੀ (pūñjī)

Further reading

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  • ਰਾਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāśí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 620