"raiyat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹaɪət/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: raiyats [plural], raiyat [plural], raiat [alternative], ryot [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu رَعِیَّت (ra'iyat, “peasant”), from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyyat, “peasants; population”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “flock, herd”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ur|رَعِیَّت|t=peasant|tr=ra'iyat}} Urdu رَعِیَّت (ra'iyat, “peasant”), {{der|en|fa-cls|رعیت|t=peasants; population|tr=ra'iyyat}} Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyyat, “peasants; population”), {{der|en|ar|رَعِيَّة|t=flock, herd}} Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “flock, herd”), {{root|en|ar|ر ع ي}} Head templates: {{en-noun|s|raiyat}} raiyat (plural raiyats or raiyat)
  1. A peasant or agricultural labourer in South Asia.

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Alternative forms

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