रैयत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyat, “subject”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “subject”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾə̯i.jət̪/, [ɾɐ̯i.jɐt̪]

Noun

रैयत • (raiyat) f (Urdu spelling رعیت)

  1. (historical) peasant, cultivator, ryot
  2. the people, subjects (of a polity)
    Synonyms: प्रजा (prajā), जनता (jantā)

Declension
Declension of रैयत (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct रैयत
raiyat		 रैयतें
raiyatẽ
oblique रैयत
raiyat		 रैयतों
raiyatõ
vocative रैयत
raiyat		 रैयतो
raiyato
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