rayah

/ ˈrɑːjə; ˈraɪə /

noun

Origin of rayah¹

C19: from Turkish raiyye , from Arabic ra`iyah herd, flock

Rayah, r′ya, n. a non-Mohammedan subject of Turkey who pays the capitation tax.

The term by which the Turk described his Christian neighbour was "our rayah," that is, "our subject."

Kassim Pasha is your den, where your rayah loll and scratch in the sun!

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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