See also: райя

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish رعایا (re'aya), from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

раја (rajaf (uncountable)

  1. rayah
  2. commoners

Declension edit

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish رعایا (re'aya), from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /rǎːja/
  • Hyphenation: ра‧ја

Noun edit

ра́ја f (Latin spelling rája)

  1. (historical, collectively) commoners, rayah
  2. (slang, collectively) a band, group, notably of friends
  3. (slang, collectively) a crowd

Declension edit