رأس السنة

Arabic

Etymology

Calque of Hebrew רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (rosh hashaná, literally “head of the year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raʔs as.sa.na/

Proper noun

رَأْس السَّنَة • (raʔs as-sana) ?

1. New Year
2. (Judaism) Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year
3. (Islam) Ras As-Sana, Islamic New Year

Declension

Declension of noun رَأْس السَّنَة (raʔs as-sana)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	رَأْس السَّنَة raʔs as-sana	—
Nominative	—	رَأْسُ السَّنَةِ raʔsu s-sanati	—
Accusative	—	رَأْسَ السَّنَةِ raʔsa s-sanati	—
Genitive	—	رَأْسِ السَّنَةِ raʔsi s-sanati	—

Synonyms

• رَأْس السَّنَة الْجَدِيدَة (raʔs as-sana(t) al-jadīda)

Related terms

• عِيد (ʕīd, “Eid”)
• عِيد الْمِيلَاد (ʕīd al-mīlād, “Christmas”)
• رَأْس السَّنَة الصِّينِيَّة (raʔs as-sana(t) aṣ-ṣīniyya, “Chinese New Year”)
• يَوْم الْكَفَّارَة (yawm al-kaffāra, “Yom Kippur”)