"rayah" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rayahs [plural]
Etymology: From Turkish reaya, from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya). Etymology templates: {{der|en|tr|reaya}} Turkish reaya, {{der|en|ar|رَعَايَا}} Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), {{root|en|ar|ر ع ي}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} rayah (plural rayahs)
  1. (derogatory) A member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman society. Wikipedia link: rayah Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): People, Taxation Synonyms: raya

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