રૈયત

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'yat, “subject”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “subject”).

Noun

રૈયત • (raiyat) f

  1. (historical) peasant, cultivator, ryot
    Synonym: ખેડૂત (kheḍūt)
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