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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RAYAH

From Turkish raiyye, from Arabic ra`iyah herd, flock.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RAYAH

rayah  [ˈrɑːjə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAYAH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rayah is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAYAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rayah

A rayah or reaya was a member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman society, in contrast to the askeri and kul. The Rayah made up over 90% of the general islamic population and the millet communities. In Muslim world, Rayyah literally subject of a government or sovereign. The rayah included Christians, Muslims, and Jews who were 'shorn' to support the state and the associated 'professional Ottoman' class. But both in contemporaneous and in modern usage, it refers to non-Muslim subjects in particular, also called zimmi. The word is sometimes mistranslated as 'cattle' rather than 'flock' or 'subjects' to emphasize the inferior status of the rayah. In the early Ottoman Empire, rayah were not eligible for military service, but starting in the late 16th century, Muslim rayah became eligible, to the distress of some of the ruling class.

Definition of rayah in the English dictionary

The definition of rayah in the dictionary is a non-Muslim subject of the Ottoman Empire Also : raia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAYAH


Ahmadiyah
ˌɑːməˈdiːjə
alleluia
ˌælɪˈluːjə
Bharatiya
ˈbɑːrəˌtiːjə
candelilla
ˌkændəˈliːjə
Gaya
ˈɡɑːjə
halleluiah
ˌhælɪˈluːjə
hallelujah
ˌælɪˈluːjə
Jaya
ˈdʒɑːjə
kabaya
kəˈbɑːjə
keffiyeh
kɛˈfiːjə
kuia
ˈkuːjə
lawyer
ˈlɔːjə
Lepaya
lɪˈpɑːjə
Maitreya
miˈtreːjə
ouguiya
uːˈɡiːjə
playa
ˈplɑːjə
raia
ˈrɑːjə
Rossiya
raˈsiːjə
sawyer
ˈsɔːjə
thuja
ˈθuːjə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAYAH

rawness
Rawsthorne
rax
ray
ray floret
ray flower
ray gun
Ray´s bream
Raybans
rayed
Rayleigh
Rayleigh disc
Rayleigh scattering
rayless
raylessness
raylet
raylike
Raynaud´s
Raynaud´s disease
rayon

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAYAH

Ahmadiyyah
aliyah
ayah
dahabeeyah
dahabiyah
El Iskandariyah
gunyah
kufiyah
moryah
Nasiriyah
yah

Synonyms and antonyms of rayah in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rayah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAYAH

Find out the translation of rayah to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rayah from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rayah» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

rayah
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rayah
570 millions of speakers

English

rayah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rayah
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الراية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

райя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rayah
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রায়ঃ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Rayah
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rayah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rayah
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

rayah
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rayah
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rayah
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

rayah
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rayah
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Rayah
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rayah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Rayah
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rayah
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

райя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rayah
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Rayah
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rayah
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rayah
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Rayah
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rayah

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAYAH»

The term «rayah» is regularly used and occupies the 61.487 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAYAH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rayah» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rayah» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rayah

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAYAH»

Discover the use of rayah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rayah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History of Siam, tr. [from the Siamese] by S.J. Smith
charge 1Q0 persona thoroughly armed, and Were to come by way of the Bridge and filter the palace gate. P'rayah-patlung was to command a force and a company of 150 confederates well mmed, and come by the street near the river bank ...
‎1880
2
Fall Like Lightning from Heaven
The lion was almost twice the size of Rayah, unkempt with scraggly coarse hair covering his gigantic frame; his eyes were red like flaming coals of fire, and the air around about him smelled putrid with a sulfur-like odor. Yeshua jumped to his  ...
Margaret Mendenhall, 2012
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Dare to Love Again: An Inspired Novel
intending to affirm Rayah by appreciating her bringing up the “good old times.” However, the effect of her words was quite on the contrary. Rayah stared at her, shook her head, and gasped for air as if she was surfacing after a long dive.
Rita Hinton, 2009
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Dare to Love Again, Part II: A Life-Changing Book
The clerk showered Rayah with compliments and insisted that she keep all three outfits. Next, Dodee and the clerk ganged up on an objecting Rayah and did not let her have her old, shapeless dress back. She had to wear the new outfit if she ...
Rita Hinton, 2010
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The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
St. Clair and Brophy) of the rule that right is always on the side of the rayah, who will complain and will find listeners, as against the Turk, who will endure injustice without complaining. Standing orders from Constantinople, to favour the rayah ...
John Douglas Cook, Philip Harwood, Walter Herries Pollock, 1869
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Saturday Review
practical application of an ill-understood device consists in the strenuous enforcement (say Messrs. St. Clair and Brophy) of the rule that right is always on the side of the rayah, who will comlain and will find listeners, as against the Turk, who ...
‎1869
7
Congressional Serial Set
Rayah Behera. — The inlet of the Rayah is a few meters above the great dam ; it is provided with a masonry work having 21.20 meters of clear openings ; the level of the apron is at the 8.85- meter mark, or 65 centimeters above the level of the ...
‎1890
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Irrigation in Egypt: By J. Barois, Translated from the ...
Rayah Behera. — The inlet of the Rayah is a few meters above the great dam ; it is provided with a masonry work having 21.20 meters of clear openings; the level of the apron is at the 8.85- meter mark, or 65 centimeters above the level of the ...
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. War Department, 1889
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Report upon the Administration of the Public Works ...
The Rayah Abbas began to draw a flood supply on the 14th July with a level up stream of the Barrage of 7.46. The maximum level reached before the down stream sadd disappeared, on 14th of August, was 8.60. The Barrage was fully open ...
Sir William Gartsin, 1904
10
I Still Do
The first "love word" is Rayah, all of these are Hebrew words. According to Strong's Hebrew dictionary, rayah is a word that refers to a close personal friend with whom one shares confidences and feels very close. This is the word used of the ...
Sam Elliott, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAYAH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rayah is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gulf Bank Sponsors Al Rayah's Freshman Orientation Event
Kuwait - 13 July 2015: Gulf Bank recently sponsored Al Rayah's freshmen orientation event which took place at Zomorruda Ballroom. The orientation event was ... «Zawya, Jul 15»
2
Critter camp teaches Missoula children to be pet ambassadors
Rayah Nelson, 8, has a bounty of pets at home. "I have four cats and nine kittens and one dog," she said. The kittens love playing, and they're encroaching on ... «The Missoulian, Jun 15»
3
900 Volunteers Come Together for Day of Action
Volunteer Rayah Harris says, “I really wanted to help all these kids and see how good they are and have fun with them.” Not only do the volunteers get the ... «FOX43.com, Jun 15»
4
Give Ting another chance to serve us, Meradong longhouse …
The desire was made known by the headmen in their speeches when welcoming Ting to a Gawai Dayak open house at Rumah Anthony Merang, Sg Rayah ... «The Borneo Post, Jun 15»
5
ArteQuesta: Securing Art On The Blockchain
Rayah Levy, Founder and Director at ArteQuesta has been involved in the art industry since 2002, and launched ArteQuesta in 2011. ArteQuesta evolved from ... «Brave New Coin, Apr 15»
6
Janesville Parker High School announces first-semester honor roll
... Willow Buckner, Brittney Burdick, Samuel Byrne, Tessa Case, Harrison Creed, Rayah Davidson, Camrin Dimas, Haley Duncan, Bailey Ellefson, Lizzy Everson, ... «Gazettextra, Mar 15»
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Virginie Guilhaume: Tripotée par Ringer, agacée par Taha, des …
Le rockeur raï algérien et la chanteuse de Rita Mitsouko avaient été exceptionnellement réunis pour interpréter en direct Ya Rayah, prestation qui a bien ... «Pure People, Feb 15»
8
Walker wraps up District 4-5A title with win over Zachary
Baskets by Rayah Haynes, Jamecia Profit and Bryana Langford got the Broncos within one before the quarter ended. Zachary finally claimed the lead at 14-13 ... «The Advocate, Feb 15»
9
Bethlehem library hosting conversation on race and justice
"We want to take different angles – looking at the history and the current events," Rayah Levy said. "Anything as far as the civil rights movement – during slavery ... «lehighvalleylive.com, Jan 15»
10
During sometimes difficult journey, Dover's Fink siblings 'always …
Rajah Fink (33) and sister Rayah (4) are two of the top players on the Dover High School girls' basketball team, combining for approximately 24 points per game. «York Dispatch, Jan 15»

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