"ras" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /raːs/ Forms: rasejn [dual, obsolete], rjus [plural], rwajsa [diminutive]
Etymology: From Arabic ⁧رَأْس⁩ (raʔs). The word is masculine in standard Arabic, but the feminine is found in some dialects, so there is no need to assume influence by Sicilian testa (though this is not ruled out). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|رَأْس}} Arabic ⁧رَأْس⁩ (raʔs), {{cog|scn|testa}} Sicilian testa Head templates: {{mt-noun|d=rasejn|dim=rwajsa|dq=obsolete|g=f|p=rjus}} ras f (dual (obsolete) rasejn, plural rjus, diminutive rwajsa)
  1. (anatomy) head Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-ras-mt-noun-ny5tM6Nx Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (measure word for livestock) a single animal Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ras-mt-noun-TGqsXwnt
  3. beginning Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ras-mt-noun-QJU5HH4-
  4. front part Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ras-mt-noun-Dcz676DM
  5. promontory, headland, cape Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ras-mt-noun-7L-KZTPU
  6. chief, leader Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ras-mt-noun-c-5~W2kg
  7. clove Tags: feminine Synonyms: sinna
    Sense id: en-ras-mt-noun-noyXMUZc
  8. top Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ras-mt-noun-KHIDZcXn
  9. intellect Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ras-mt-noun-cYs7pNKI
  10. (in the plural) chapters Tags: feminine, in-plural
    Sense id: en-ras-mt-noun-GKsmKCpk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ras ir-Randan

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Ras ir-Randan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "رَأْس"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic ⁧رَأْس⁩ (raʔs)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "testa"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian testa",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ⁧رَأْس⁩ (raʔs). The word is masculine in standard Arabic, but the feminine is found in some dialects, so there is no need to assume influence by Sicilian testa (though this is not ruled out).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rasejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rjus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rwajsa",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "d": "rasejn",
        "dim": "rwajsa",
        "dq": "obsolete",
        "g": "f",
        "p": "rjus"
      },
      "expansion": "ras f (dual (obsolete) rasejn, plural rjus, diminutive rwajsa)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "mt:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "head"
      ],
      "id": "en-ras-mt-noun-ny5tM6Nx",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) head"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a single animal"
      ],
      "id": "en-ras-mt-noun-TGqsXwnt",
      "links": [
        [
          "livestock",
          "livestock"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "measure word for livestock",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(measure word for livestock) a single animal"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beginning"
      ],
      "id": "en-ras-mt-noun-QJU5HH4-",
      "links": [
        [
          "beginning",
          "beginning"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "front part"
      ],
      "id": "en-ras-mt-noun-Dcz676DM",
      "links": [
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ],
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "promontory, headland, cape"
      ],
      "id": "en-ras-mt-noun-7L-KZTPU",
      "links": [
        [
          "promontory",
          "promontory"
        ],
        [
          "headland",
          "headland"
        ],
        [
          "cape",
          "cape"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chief, leader"
      ],
      "id": "en-ras-mt-noun-c-5~W2kg",
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clove"
      ],
      "id": "en-ras-mt-noun-noyXMUZc",
      "links": [
        [
          "clove",
          "clove"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sinna"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "top"
      ],
      "id": "en-ras-mt-noun-KHIDZcXn",
      "links": [
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "intellect"
      ],
      "id": "en-ras-mt-noun-cYs7pNKI",
      "links": [
        [
          "intellect",
          "intellect"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chapters"
      ],
      "id": "en-ras-mt-noun-GKsmKCpk",
      "links": [
        [
          "chapter",
          "chapter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) chapters"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/raːs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ras"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Ras ir-Randan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "رَأْس"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "testa"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian testa",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ⁧رَأْس⁩ (raʔs). The word is masculine in standard Arabic, but the feminine is found in some dialects, so there is no need to assume influence by Sicilian testa (though this is not ruled out).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rasejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rjus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rwajsa",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "d": "rasejn",
        "dim": "rwajsa",
        "dq": "obsolete",
        "g": "f",
        "p": "rjus"
      },
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      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "mt:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "head"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) head"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a single animal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "livestock",
          "livestock"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "measure word for livestock",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(measure word for livestock) a single animal"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beginning"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beginning",
          "beginning"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "front part"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ],
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "promontory, headland, cape"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "promontory",
          "promontory"
        ],
        [
          "headland",
          "headland"
        ],
        [
          "cape",
          "cape"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chief, leader"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clove"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clove",
          "clove"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sinna"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "top"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "intellect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intellect",
          "intellect"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chapters"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chapter",
          "chapter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) chapters"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/raːs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ras"
}

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