ραγιάς

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish رعایا (re'aya), from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “herd, flock”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾaˈʝas/
  • Hyphenation: ρα‧γιάς

Noun

ραγιάς • (ragiás) m (plural ραγιάδες)

  1. rayah
  2. (by extension, derogatory) vassal, subordinate
    Synonyms: υποτελής (ypotelís), υπόδουλος (ypódoulos)

Declension
declension of ραγιάς
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ραγιάς • ραγιάδες •
genitive ραγιά • ραγιάδων •
accusative ραγιά • ραγιάδες •
vocative ραγιά • ραγιάδες •

Derived terms
  • ραγιάδικα (ragiádika, adverb)
  • ραγιάδικος (ragiádikos, adjective)
  • ραγιαδισμός m (ragiadismós, noun)
  • νεοραγιάς m (neoragiás, noun)
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