See also: райя

Macedonian

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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раја (rajaf (uncountable)

  1. rayah
  2. commoners

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ра́ја f (Latin spelling rája)

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

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