رعية
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ر ع ي (r-ʕ-y); compare رَعَى (raʕā, “to guard”).
Noun
رَعِيَّة • (raʕiyya) f (plural رَعَايَا (raʕāyā))
- herd, flock
- subjects (of a ruler)
- Hadith
- كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ
- kullukum rāʕin wakullukum masʔūlun ʕan raʕiyyatihi
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Hadith
- subject (of a ruler) (Should we delete(+) this sense?)
- (Christianity) parish
Declension
Declension of noun رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | رَعِيَّة raʕiyya |
الرَّعِيَّة ar-raʕiyya |
رَعِيَّة raʕiyyat |
Nominative | رَعِيَّةٌ raʕiyyatun |
الرَّعِيَّةُ ar-raʕiyyatu |
رَعِيَّةُ raʕiyyatu |
Accusative | رَعِيَّةً raʕiyyatan |
الرَّعِيَّةَ ar-raʕiyyata |
رَعِيَّةَ raʕiyyata |
Genitive | رَعِيَّةٍ raʕiyyatin |
الرَّعِيَّةِ ar-raʕiyyati |
رَعِيَّةِ raʕiyyati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | رَعِيَّتَيْن raʕiyyatayn |
الرَّعِيَّتَيْن ar-raʕiyyatayn |
رَعِيَّتَيْ raʕiyyatay |
Nominative | رَعِيَّتَانِ raʕiyyatāni |
الرَّعِيَّتَانِ ar-raʕiyyatāni |
رَعِيَّتَا raʕiyyatā |
Accusative | رَعِيَّتَيْنِ raʕiyyatayni |
الرَّعِيَّتَيْنِ ar-raʕiyyatayni |
رَعِيَّتَيْ raʕiyyatay |
Genitive | رَعِيَّتَيْنِ raʕiyyatayni |
الرَّعِيَّتَيْنِ ar-raʕiyyatayni |
رَعِيَّتَيْ raʕiyyatay |
Plural | broken plural invariable | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | رَعَايَا raʕāyā |
الرَّعَايَا ar-raʕāyā |
رَعَايَا raʕāyā |
Nominative | رَعَايَا raʕāyā |
الرَّعَايَا ar-raʕāyā |
رَعَايَا raʕāyā |
Accusative | رَعَايَا raʕāyā |
الرَّعَايَا ar-raʕāyā |
رَعَايَا raʕāyā |
Genitive | رَعَايَا raʕāyā |
الرَّعَايَا ar-raʕāyā |
رَعَايَا raʕāyā |
Descendants
- → Malay: rakyat
- → English: rakyat
- → Ottoman Turkish: رعایا (re'aya)
- → Persian: رعیت (ra'yat)
- → Portuguese: arraia
- → Swahili: raia
References
- Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “رعية”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “رعي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN