Rai is a historical title of honour in India.It was conferred by the British Raj on certain landlords. It showed association of person with power and wealth in the period of British rule. The British recognised prominent Hindus as Rai Bahadur or Rai Sahib; their equivalent for Muslims was Khan Bahadur or Khan Sahab. Rai means noble person .Give your thought on certain topic or Give your Rai on certain topic is same meaning. All most all Bhuinhar Brahmins of Poorvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh uses Rai as their main or recognized surname apart from that Bhars , Kayasth ,Rajput , Brahmha Bhatt or Bhatt Brahmins also uses Rai surname , In Bihar Mostly Ahirs uses Rai surname as their recognized surname apart from that Brahmins & Bhatt Brahmins , Babhans also uses Rai Surname. Many peoples in Jharkhand, M.P. ,Rajasthan , Haryana , Karnataka , Punjab , Jammu and Arunachal Pradesh uses 'Rai' as their surname irespective of their castes.In Bengal people uses Roy surnames. Apart from India this surname is also found in Pakistan , Nepal , Bangladesh , Europe, Japan.
Rai (Arabic: الرَّي) is an area in Farwaniya Governorate in Kuwait. It is the home of the Avenues Mall, the world's second largest shopping mall after Dubai Mall. It is also the home of Sooq al-Hamām pets market.
Coordinates: 29°18′32″N 47°56′42″E / 29.309°N 47.945°E
The term rai in Slavic languages is a term for a heavenly or earthly paradise. In some of these languages the term is a synonym with the Greco-Persian term paradise.
The etymology of Common Slavic rai is disputed. It is now generally regarded as a direct borrowing from Iranian ray, "heavenly radiance, beatitude". If so then two Persian words ray ("radiance") and pardeis ("park") both separately passed into some Slavic languages; for example Russian where "paradise" is generally rai (Рай) but paradiz (Парадиз) from English is also encountered. Alternative derivations have included:
The term passed from Slavic usage into Romanian.
Usage of rai in Slavic languages differs from that of "paradise" in Western languages due in part to the influence of Old Church Slavonic versions of the Bible, which were translated from the Greek Septuagint. This influence is felt even in Protestant Slavic traditions such as Czech:
AT NIGHT HE WOKE UP BY A SOUND THAT CAME DOWN THE LONG FLOOR
A THREE FOUR TIME PART, OPEN WINDOW THE NOISE OF THE SHORE AND A GLEAM FROM THE DOOR
AWARE OF A TRESPASSERS LOT HE WENT IN THE HALL
THE LIGHT THAT HE SAW FULL OF GLORY HOWEVER UNBORN
AND THE MUSIC PLAYED ON
WITH A ROSE IN HIS HAND HE HAD BEEN INVITED TO DANCE
AT A PLACE OF DARKNESS, OF YEARNING AND DEMANDS
LET ME DANCE WITH A ROSE IN YOUR HALL
I SEE YOU`VE DECIDED TO GIVE ME A NEW TOMORROW
BEFORE YOU GET DOWN TO MY TIES YOU`VE SOMETHING TO KNOW
AT THIS HORRIBLE PLACE
THE EMIT YOU FEEL IS THE GLOW OF AN UNBORN ROMANCE
THE WAY THAT YOU CHOOSE ISN`T EASY BUT THERE IS A CHANCE
IF YOU GO NOW TO DANCE
THE GRIM REAPER WAITS, ONE WRONG STEP, I CAN HELP YOU NO MORE
DON`T YOU SEE THE DRY LEAVES OF ROSES, DANCED BEFORE
GAVE A TRIAL WITH THEIR ROSE IN MY HALL
TO BLOW THE OLD LEAVES FAR AWAY WAS THE GEMINI`S PART
A PICTURE APPEARED, THE ARCHER, THE TARGET HIS HEART
AND A SMILE FROM HIS FACE
A DOUBT MADE HIM STUMBLE, THE EDGE OF THE REAPER SO TIGHT
THE BEAUTY IT CAME TO BE GLORYING AND HE LOST HIS SIGHT
AND A SCREAM IN HIS MIND
DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT YOU SEE, BELIEVE WHAT YOU KNOW
KEEP ON MOVING FURTHER TO A PLACE WHERE ROSES GROW
NEVER LOST THE GROUND OF THIS HALL
LET`S BE AS THE ROSES, OF BEAUTY AND THORNS
WHILE THE NIGHT, IST STILL WAITING, FOR OUR DANCE IN THE HALL
AND THE LIGHT , KEEPS ON SHINING , FOR YOU AND FOR ME