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rayah

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Etymology

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From Turkish reaya, from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya). [1]

Noun

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rayah (plural rayahs)

  1. (derogatory) A member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman society.

References

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  1. ^ "rayah." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2008.

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