Arabic · noun · People & Roles

Raiyyat-i-Ala

रिआया

said ri-AA-ya

also written: riaya, raaya

Meaning

The subjects or common people collectively, the body of the governed under a ruler.

Literally: the flock, the subjects

Related words

A peasant cultivator who tills the soil and pays land revenue; the common subject in the revenue order.

A people, nation or community.

The cherishing and protection of the subjects; the ideal of just government that fosters the welfare of the peasantry.