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==Arabic==

===Etymology===
{{ar-rootbox|ر ع ي}}
Compare {{m|ar|رَعَى||to [[guard]]}}.

===Noun===
{{ar-noun|رَعِيَّة|f|pl=رَعَايَا}}

# [[herd]], [[flock]]
# [[subject]]s {{qualifier|of a [[ruler]]}}, the [[ruled]]
#* Hadith
#*: {{quote|ar|كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ}} ("the ruler is the guardian of his subjects")
# [[subject]] {{qualifier|of a [[ruler]]}}
# {{lb|ar|Christianity}} [[parish]]

====Declension====
{{ar-decl-noun|رَعِيَّة|pl=رَعَايَا}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|hy|ռայա|bor=1|alts=1}}
* {{desctree|ms|rakyat|bor=1}}
* {{desc|fa-cls|رعیت|tr=ra'iyat|bor=1}} {{see desc}}
* {{desc|pt|arraia|bor=1}}
* {{desc|sw|raia|bor=1}}
{{q|via plural form {{m|ar|رَعَايَا}}}}:
* {{desc|ota|رعایا|tr=re'aya|bor=1}}
** {{desc|en|rayah|bor=1}}
** {{desc|el|ραγιάς|bor=1}}
** {{desc|mk|раја|bor=1}}
** {{desc|ru|райя|bor=1}}
** {{desc|sh|rája|bor=1}} / {{l|sh|ра́ја}}
* {{desc|fa-cls|رعایا|tr=ra'āyā|bor=1}} {{see desc}}

===References===
* {{R:ar:Haywood}}
* {{R:ar:Wehr-4|رعي}}

{{cln|ar|collective nouns}}