RAYAH

Etymology

Noun

rayah (plural rayahs)

(pejorative) A member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman society.

Source: Wiktionary


Ra"yah, n. Etym: [Ar. ra'iyah a herd, a subject, fr. ra'a to pasture, guard.]

Definition: A person not a Mohammedan, who pays the capitation tax. [Turkey.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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