Hindi

Alternative forms

• रअय्यत ‎(ra'ayyat)
• रइअत ‎(ra'iat)
• रऐयत ‎(ra'aiyat)

Noun

रिआया • ‎(ri'āyā) f ‎(Urdu spelling رعایا)

1. commoners
2. subjects
3. public

Synonyms

• प्रजा ‎(prajā)

Rajasthani

Etymology

From Persian رعایا ‎(ra'âyâ), from Arabic رَعَايَا ‎(raʿāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة ‎(raʿiyya).

Noun

रिआया ‎(riāyā) ?

1. commoners
2. subjects
3. public

References

• Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 287. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).