English Explanatory Dictionary

raiyat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A peasant or agricultural labourer in South Asia.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹaɪət/

Word forms

raiyat raiyats raiat ryot

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu رَعِیَّت (ra'iyat, “peasant”), from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyyat, “peasants; population”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “flock, herd”).

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