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reaya

Turkish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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reaya (definite accusative reayayı)

  1. Rayah
  2. Nations or tribes subject to kings

References

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