رعية

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ر ع ي (r ʕ y)
5 terms

Compare رَعَى (raʕā, “to guard”).

Noun

رَعِيَّة • (raʕiyya) f (plural رَعَايَا (raʕāyā))

  1. herd, flock
  2. subjects (of a ruler), the ruled
    • Hadith
      كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ
      kullukum rāʕin wakullukum masʔūlun ʕan raʕiyyatihi
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      ("the ruler is the guardian of his subjects")
  3. subject (of a ruler)
  4. (Christianity) parish

Declension

Declension of noun رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رَعِيَّة
raʕiyya 		الرَّعِيَّة
ar-raʕiyya 		رَعِيَّة
raʕiyyat
Nominative رَعِيَّةٌ
raʕiyyatun 		الرَّعِيَّةُ
ar-raʕiyyatu 		رَعِيَّةُ
raʕiyyatu
Accusative رَعِيَّةً
raʕiyyatan 		الرَّعِيَّةَ
ar-raʕiyyata 		رَعِيَّةَ
raʕiyyata
Genitive رَعِيَّةٍ
raʕiyyatin 		الرَّعِيَّةِ
ar-raʕiyyati 		رَعِيَّةِ
raʕiyyati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رَعِيَّتَيْن
raʕiyyatayn 		الرَّعِيَّتَيْن
ar-raʕiyyatayn 		رَعِيَّتَيْ
raʕiyyatay
Nominative رَعِيَّتَانِ
raʕiyyatāni 		الرَّعِيَّتَانِ
ar-raʕiyyatāni 		رَعِيَّتَا
raʕiyyatā
Accusative رَعِيَّتَيْنِ
raʕiyyatayni 		الرَّعِيَّتَيْنِ
ar-raʕiyyatayni 		رَعِيَّتَيْ
raʕiyyatay
Genitive رَعِيَّتَيْنِ
raʕiyyatayni 		الرَّعِيَّتَيْنِ
ar-raʕiyyatayni 		رَعِيَّتَيْ
raʕiyyatay
Plural broken plural invariable
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رَعَايَا
raʕāyā 		الرَّعَايَا
ar-raʕāyā 		رَعَايَا
raʕāyā
Nominative رَعَايَا
raʕāyā 		الرَّعَايَا
ar-raʕāyā 		رَعَايَا
raʕāyā
Accusative رَعَايَا
raʕāyā 		الرَّعَايَا
ar-raʕāyā 		رَعَايَا
raʕāyā
Genitive رَعَايَا
raʕāyā 		الرَّعَايَا
ar-raʕāyā 		رَعَايَا
raʕāyā

Descendants

(via plural form رَعَايَا (raʕāyā)):

References

  • Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “رعية”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “رعي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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