raya

[ rah-yuh, rahy-uh ]

noun

1. a Christian subject of an Ottoman ruler.

Word History and Origins

Origin of raya¹

First recorded in 1805–15; from Turkish reaya, from Arabic ra'īyah “subject,” literally, “flock”; ryot

Example Sentences

Bryan last month confirmed his breakup with LaPaglia, whom he had been dating since July 2023, after screenshots of his profile on the celebrity dating app Raya circulated online.

From Los Angeles Times

In an almost identical incident, defender Gabriel handled a pass from David Raya inside the penalty area - again not realising his keeper had taken the goal-kick and that the ball was in play.

From BBC

Last season David Raya replaced 26-year-old Ramsdale as the Gunners' number one.

From BBC

Arsenal's teenage goalkeeper Porter was handed a shock start in their EFL Cup tie against Bolton with number one choice David Raya out with a thigh injury, and summer signing Neto cup-tied having already played in the competition for parent club Bournemouth.

From BBC

David Raya, Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Martinelli all went down with cramp during the second half at the Etihad, leading to accusations of time-wasting.

From BBC