Raʼs as-Sanah (Arabic: رأس السنة, /raʔs asˈsana/, colloquially: /ra(ː)s es-/; English: New Year) means "Head of the year" in Arabic and refers to the beginning of a new year. The expression may mean any of the following:

• Old New Year: Within the Alawites and Middle Eastern Christians, the term Ra's as-Sanah or Ras el-Seni refers to the Old New Year, which is celebrated by these groups on January 14 in the Gregorian calendar.^[1][2][3]
• New Year
• Islamic New Year
• Rosh Hashanah: The term Ras as-Sanah has a common etymological origin with the Hebrew term "Rosh Hashanah", also meaning "Head of the year".^[4]