रयत

See also: रैयत

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyat, “subject”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “subject”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾə.jət̪/
• Hyphenation: र‧यत
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

रयत • (rayat) f

1. (historical) ryot, peasant, cultivator

   Synonym: शेतकरी (śetakrī)

2. the people, subjects (of a polity)

   Synonyms: प्रजा (prajā), जनता (jantā)

Further reading

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रयत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 684
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “रयत-रय्यत”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2592.