reaya

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رعایا (reaya),[1] from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā),[2] plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).

Noun

reaya (definite accusative reayayı)

  1. Rayah
  2. Nations or tribes subject to kings

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “رعایا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 978
  2. ^ reaya”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu