Ras (title)

Ras (Amharic: ራስ, Arabic: رأس) is a title belonging to a wider Semitic titulary tradition, derived from the root r-ʾ-s, meaning “head” or “chief””, which is attested across the Semitic language family, including Arabic raʾs and raʾīs, Hebrew rōš, and Geʽez rəʾs.

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