رئيسي

See also: رئیسی

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ra.ʔiː.sijj/
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Adjective

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

  1. main, chief, principal, leading, cardinal
    الفَضَائِل الرَئِيسِيَّة ― al-faḍāʔil ar-raʔīsiyya ― cardinal virtues
    مَقَالَة رَئِيسِيَّة ― maqāla(t) raʔīsiyya ― lead article, editorial

Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ء س
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic رَئِيسِيّ (raʔīsiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ra.ʔiː.si/, [raˈʔiː.si]
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Adjective

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

  1. main, principal
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