رعیت
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɾa.ʔij.ˈjat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [rä.ʔi.jät̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹæʔ.jæt̪], [ɹæ.ʔi.jæt̪], [ɹæ.ʔi.jæt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɾä.ʔi.jät̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ra'iyyat |
| Dari reading? | ra'iyat |
| Iranian reading? | ra'yat, ra'iyat, ra'iyat |
| Tajik reading? | ra'iyat |
Noun
| Dari | رعیت |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | раият |
رعیت • (ra'yat) (plural رعایا (ro'âyâ), or رعیتها)
- commoner, subject
- late 1400s, Nūr ad-Dīn 'Abd ar-Rahmān Jāmī, سلامان و ابسال[1]:
- گرچه بود آتشپرستی دینشان
بود عدل و راستی آیینشان
قرنها زیشان جهان معمور بود
ظلمت ظلم از رعایا دور بود- garči būd ātašparastī dīn-išān
būd adl u rāstī āyīn-išān
qarn-hā z-ēšān jahān ma'mūr būd
zulmat-i zulm az ru'āyā dūr būd - Although fire-worship was their religion,
Justice and righteousness were their practice.
The world flourished for centuries by them;
The darkness of tyranny was far from the subjects.
- garči būd ātašparastī dīn-išān
Descendants
- → Assamese: ৰায়ত (rayot)
- → Bengali: রায়ত (raẏot)
- → Gojri: رعیت
- → Gujarati: રૈયત (raiyat)
- → Hindustani:
- → English: ryot
- → Nepali: रैती (raitī)
- → Kannada: ರೈತ (raita)
- → Konkani: =rayat
- Devanagari script: रयत
- Kannada script: ರಯ್ತ್
- → Maithili: raiatī
- Devanagari script: रैअति
- Tirhuta script: 𑒩𑒻𑒁𑒞𑒱
- → Malayalam: രയിത്തൻ (rayittaṉ)
- → Malvi: रय्यत (rayyat)
- → Marathi: rayat
- Devanagari script: रयत
- Modi script: 𑘨𑘧𑘝
- → Marwari:
- Devanagari script: रइयत (raiyat), रय्यत (rayyat), रैत (rait)
- Mahajani script: 𑅭𑅑𑅛𑅣 (rijt), 𑅭𑅛𑅛𑅣 (rjjt)
- → Old Punjabi: ਰਈਅਤਿ (raīati), ਰਯਤਿ (rayati /rayyati/)
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਰਾਇਤ (rāita)
- Shahmukhi script: رائت (rā'it)
- Punjabi:
- → Sindhi:
- → Tamil: ரயத் (rayat)
- → Tulu: ರಯಿತೆ (rayite), ರೈತೆ (raite)
- → Telugu: రైతు (raitu), రయితు (rayitu)