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ras¹

Where it comes from

From Amharic ራስ (ras). More at Etymology 2.

noun rases

  1. An Ethiopian king or prince.

ras²

Where it comes from

From Arabic رأس (raʔs, “head(land)”). Doublet of ras (Etymology 1) above, as well as of resh; further related to reis.

noun rases

  1. A headland; a cape.

Ras³

Where it comes from

Various origins:

* Borrowed from Czech Raš and Polish Raś, a pet form of various Slavic personal names

* Borrowed from Spanish Ras, from ras (“level”); perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived on flat land

* Borrowed from French and Catalan Ras, from ras (“shorn, peeled, bare”), hence a topographic surname for someone who lived on a barren or razed area

* Borrowed from Dutch Ras, nickname for a nimble person, from ras (“quick, swift”)

proper noun Rases

  1. A surname.
  2. rare A male given name. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka "committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings" to leave Delaney Hall, a facility being run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to acting US attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.

Ras⁴

noun

  1. plural plural of Ra

RAS⁵

noun

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of retinoic acid syndrome
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of redundant acronym syndrome
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of replenishment at sea
  4. abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of rail accessory system
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of reticular activating system
  6. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of reasonable articulable suspicion
  7. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of renin-angiotensin system
  8. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of remote access service

Similar: RIS, rail interface system, rail integration system

RAs⁶

noun

  1. plural plural of RA

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: right ascension, re, radium, celestial longitude, hong, macao, authorities, sir, capital, hksar, esop, aor, rsa, sar, asr, osi

noun

Similar: RIS, rail interface system, rail integration system

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@misc{ras_2026,
  title = {ras},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ras},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}