رءس

1 رَأَسَهُ ذ , (S, M, K,) aor. رَأََ , (K, TA, [in a copy of the M رَأَُ ,]) inf. n. رَأْسٌ, (M, TA,) He (a man, S) hit, or hurt, his head. (S, M, K.) ― -b2- رَأَسْتُهُ بِالعَصَى I struck his head with the staff, or stick. (A.) ― -b3- رَأَسَهُ البِرْسَامُ The disease called برسام affected, or overcame, (أَخَذَ,) his head. (A.) [And hence,] رُئِسَ, (M, A,) inf. n. رَأْسٌ, (M,) His (a man's) head was, or became, affected, or overcome, by the disease called برسام, or otherwise: (A:) or he had a complaint of his head. (M, TA.) -A2- رَأَسَ القَوْمَ, (S, M, A,) and رَأَسَ عَلَيْهِمْ, (M,) aor. رَأََ , (S, M,) inf. n. رِئَاسَةٌ, (S, M, A,) (tropical:) He was, or became, head, chief, commander, governor, ruler, lord, master, prince, or king, of, or over, the people; he headed them; (M, A; *) he was, or became, their superior, (M.) [See also 5.] ― -b2- Also رَأَسَ, alone, aor. رَأََ , inf. n. رِئَاسَةٌ, (tropical:) He was, or became, high in rank or condition. (Msb.) ― -b3- And, with the same aor. and inf. n., (tropical:) He strove for رِئَاسَة [or headship, or command, ] (زَاحَمَ عَلَيْهَا,) and desired it. (IAar, TA.)