raya

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Pronunciations

raya (RA-ya) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Proof, evidence, sound argument.

Example Sentences

  • "They say the crossing's safe because no one's been killed there yet? That's no raaye!" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • TH ראיה. (pl. ראיות reayót) 'proof, evidence' > Yid. ראיה. (pl. ראיות reayót) 'sound argument'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      raya, raye, raaya, raeya, raaye

Notes

  • "Reaya is a word out of the world of Talmud study, where everything's a matter of proof and counterproof." (Glinert)

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