رأس
r-ʾa-s
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root رأس across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The primary meaning of رأس relates to the head of anything, whether physical or metaphorical.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
r-ʾa-s
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رُءُوسَهُمْ
63:5
Root letters:
ر — أ — س
Word Family Tree (12 forms)
All word forms derived from the root رأس as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 18×
Concordance — 18 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root رأس appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (17)
Noun (17 verses — showing first 5)
Joseph 12:36
Noun
وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ ٱلسِّجۡنَ فَتَیَانِۖ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَاۤ إِنِّیۤ أَرَىٰنِیۤ أَعۡصِرُ خَمۡرࣰاۖ وَقَالَ ٱلۡءَاخَرُ إِنِّیۤ أَرَىٰنِیۤ أَحۡمِلُ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِی خُبۡزࣰا تَأۡكُلُ ٱلطَّیۡرُ مِنۡهُۖ نَبِّئۡنَا بِتَأۡوِیلِهِۦۤۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And there entered the prison with him two young men. One of them said, "Indeed, I have seen myself [in a dream] pressing wine." The other said, "Indeed, I have seen myself carrying upon my head [some] bread, from which the birds were eating. Inform us of its interpretation; indeed, we see you to be of those who do good."
Joseph 12:41
Noun
یَـٰصَـٰحِبَیِ ٱلسِّجۡنِ أَمَّاۤ أَحَدُكُمَا فَیَسۡقِی رَبَّهُۥ خَمۡرࣰاۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلۡءَاخَرُ فَیُصۡلَبُ فَتَأۡكُلُ ٱلطَّیۡرُ مِن رَّأۡسِهِۦۚ قُضِیَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ ٱلَّذِی فِیهِ تَسۡتَفۡتِیَانِ ٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
O two companions of prison, as for one of you, he will give drink to his master of wine; but as for the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head. The matter has been decreed about which you both inquire."
Abraham 14:43
Noun
مُهۡطِعِینَ مُقۡنِعِی رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَا یَرۡتَدُّ إِلَیۡهِمۡ طَرۡفُهُمۡۖ وَأَفۡءِدَتُهُمۡ هَوَاۤءࣱ ٤٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them, and their hearts are void
أَوۡ خَلۡقࣰا مِّمَّا یَكۡبُرُ فِی صُدُورِكُمۡۚ فَسَیَقُولُونَ مَن یُعِیدُنَاۖ قُلِ ٱلَّذِی فَطَرَكُمۡ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةࣲۚ فَسَیُنۡغِضُونَ إِلَیۡكَ رُءُوسَهُمۡ وَیَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هُوَۖ قُلۡ عَسَىٰۤ أَن یَكُونَ قَرِیبࣰا ٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Or [any] creation of that which is great within your breasts." And they will say, "Who will restore us?" Say, "He who brought you forth the first time." Then they will nod their heads toward you and say, "When is that?" Say, "Perhaps it will be soon
Mary 19:4
Noun
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّی وَهَنَ ٱلۡعَظۡمُ مِنِّی وَٱشۡتَعَلَ ٱلرَّأۡسُ شَیۡبࣰا وَلَمۡ أَكُنۢ بِدُعَاۤىِٕكَ رَبِّ شَقِیࣰّا ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy
Derived Forms (12)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| رُءُوسِهِمْ | ruʾuwsihim | Noun | 3× | |
| رُءُوسَهُمْ | ruʾuwsahum | Noun | 2× | |
| رُءُوسَكُمْ | ruʾuwsakum | Noun | 2× | |
| رُءُوسُ | ruʾuwsu | Noun | 2× | |
| رَّأْسِهِۦ | raʾasihi | Noun | 2× | |
| رَأْسِهِۦ | raʾasihi | Noun | 1× | |
| رُءُوسِهِمُ | ruʾuwsihimu | Noun | 1× | |
| بِرَأْسِىٓ | biraʾasiā | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلرَّأْسُ | lraʾasu | Noun | 1× | |
| رَأْسِى | raʾasiā | Noun | 1× |