रिआया

Hindi

Alternative forms

• रअय्यत (raayyat), रइअत (raiat), रऐयत (raaiyat)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رعایا (ra'āyā), from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).

Noun

रिआया • (riāyā) f (Urdu spelling رعایا)

1. commoners
2. subjects
3. public

Declension

Declension of रिआया (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	रिआया riāyā
oblique	रिआया riāyā
vocative	रिआया riāyā

Synonyms

• प्रजा (prajā)

Rajasthani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رعایا (ra'āyā), from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).

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).