রায়ত

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'yat, subject), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, subject). Cognate with Hindi रैयत (raiyat).

Noun

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রায়ত (raẏot)

  1. (historical) peasant, cultivator, ryot