रैयत

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾə̯i.jət̪/, [ɾɐ̯i.jɐt̪]

Noun

रैयत • (raiyat) f (Urdu spelling رعیت)

1. (historical) peasant, cultivator, ryot
2. the people, subjects (of a polity)

   Synonyms: प्रजा (prajā), जनता (jantā)

Declension

Declension of रैयत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रैयत raiyat	रैयतें raiyatẽ
oblique	रैयत raiyat	रैयतों raiyatõ
vocative	रैयत raiyat	रैयतो raiyato