Rayah

Translation of "rayah" into Russian

Noun

rayah

rayah

rayahs pl

rayas pl

рая

The rayah were non-Muslim subjects in the Ottoman Empire.

Рая были немусульманскими подданными в Османской империи.

Noun

A non-Muslim subject of the Ottoman Empire—especially Christians and Jews—who was liable to the jizya poll tax.

Under Ottoman rule, rayahs were obligated to pay the jizya tax.

Proper noun

A female given name, a modern variant of Raya or derived from the Hebrew word for "friend."

Rayah prefers to spell her name with an 'h' at the end.