English
rayah
Rayah comes from Arabic رَعِيَّة ‘herd, flock’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَعِيَّةraʕāyāas رَعَايَا‘herd, flock’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928رعایاreaya
- Turkish1928–presentreaya
- Englishtodayrayah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَعِيَّةraʕāyāas رَعَايَا‘herd, flock’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928رعایاreaya
- Turkish1928–presentreaya
- Englishtodayrayah
Linked words
through Arabic رَعِيَّة ‘herd, flock’
Today it means
noun A member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman society.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic رَعِيَّة / rayah