راية

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally رَأْيَة (raʔya), an instance noun of رَأَى (raʔā, to see), but "the Arabs prefer omitting [the hamza] ... and some say it has not been heard with ء (ʔ, hamza)." (Lane)

Noun[edit]

رَايَة (rāyaf (plural رَايَات (rāyāt))

  1. banner, ensign, an army's battle standard

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Armenian: ռայ (ṙay)
  • Ottoman Turkish: رایت (rayet)
  • Persian: رایت (râyat)

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