Ras

"In honour of my father, I want the constitution on the succession in Ras al-Khaimah to be honoured where the whole family and tribes decide the succession," he said.

Death of Gulf emirate ruler Sheikh Saqr prompts fight over succession Robert Booth 2010

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO: It's afternoon in Ras Khamis in east Jerusalem, and Palestinian schoolchildren carefully walk through two sets of rotating metal doors between an Israeli checkpoint and a watchtower.

East Jerusalem Community Lives Divided Life 2010

I daresay that Ras is a bit of an outlier, and that it is not we who are cherry-picking.

Matthew Yglesias » Public’s View of Obama Polarizing, Non-Republicans Still Love Him 2009

Mr. ISSA: (Through translator) There are no hospitals in Ras Khamis.

East Jerusalem Community Lives Divided Life 2010

The word Ras (head) is applied to them as to the brute species; and a man is said to possess ten Ras Raghig (ﻖﻴﻏﺭ), or ten head of slaves, in the same manner as he would be said to possess fifty Ras Ghanam, or head of sheep.

Travels in Nubia 2004

These words roused some recollection in Rasâlu's mind, and when, just at this moment, the kitten in his pocket began to struggle, he remembered the warning which the corpse had given him about the dice made from dead men's bones.

Tales of the Punjab 1894

As he was passing the gate on his way back to his camp, he called the Ras and told him,

Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People Dr. Henri Blanc 1871

Acre, one known as the Ras-el-Abiad or "White Headland," and the other as the Ras-en-Nakura.

History of Phoenicia George Rawlinson 1857

Introduction to Rasselas, p. xxxi (Sampson Low and Co.), says: ” 'The word Ras, which is common to the Amharic, Arabic, and Hebrew tongues, signifies a head, and hence a prince, chief, or captain ....

Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

MAKGABO: And just so that you know, the Rastafarian religion got its name from Haile Selassie, who was known as Ras, meaning "prince," and Tafari was his name.

CNN Transcript May 22, 2004 2004