Etymology

raï

Today it means: A form of music, originating in Oran, Algeria from Bedouin shepherds. Full definition →

French raï ← Algerian Arabic راي ← Arabic رَأْي
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromرَأْي“opinion”
  2. Algerian Arabic · derived fromراي“opinion”
  3. French · borrowed fromraï
  4. English todayraï

From French raï, from Algerian Arabic راي (rāy, “opinion”), from Arabic رَأْي (raʔy, “opinion”).

Words from the same roots

Arabicرَأْي all →

ra'y

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.