Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyat, “subject”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “subject”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾə̯i.jət̪/, [ɾɐ̯i.jɐt̪]
रैयत • (raiyat) f (Urdu spelling رعیت)
- (historical) peasant, cultivator, ryot
- the people, subjects (of a polity)
- Synonyms: प्रजा (prajā), जनता (jantā)
Declension[edit]
Declension of रैयत (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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रैयत
raiyat
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रैयतें
raiyatẽ
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| oblique
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रैयत
raiyat
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रैयतों
raiyatõ
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| vocative
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रैयत
raiyat
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रैयतो
raiyato
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