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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.'' ==Etymology== The etymology of Common Slavic ''rai'' is disputed. It is now generally regarded as a direct borrowing from Iranian ''ray'', "heavenly radiance, beatitude".〔Roman Jakobson Selected writings: 1985 7 p5 "The Common Slavic rai "paradise" has been acknowledged as a direct borrowing from Iranian ray- "heavenly radiance, beatitude". Like the religious terminology, the pantheon of the Slavs offers more Common Slavic than tribal features and "〕 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: * "glad" 〔Jacob Grimm, James Steven Stallybrass Teutonic Mythology 2: 1888 p461 "The Slav, rai, paradise, Miklosich 73 would derive fr. rod", glad, as nai fr. nad". Boh. raghrad or rai-grad, paradise- garden," p821 "All the Slavs call paradise rai, Serv. raj, Pol. ray, Boh. rag, to which add Lith. rojus, sometimes called rojaus sodas (garden of par.), or simply darzas (garden). Rai as a contraction of paradise (Span. parayso) is almost too violent; ." -- Jacob Grimm reprint 2003 p620 Boh. raghrad or rai-grad, paradise- garden, later hradiste (castle), a plot encircled by a round wall, in which the Slavs held feasts and games, and sang songs ; so the gral-hqfe, grale. Herod. 3, 26 calls vOa The term passed from Slavic usage into Romanian.〔Victor Spinei ''The Romanians and the Turkic nomads north of the Danube Delta'' 2009 p269 "the Slavs nor other migratory tribes were converted to Christianity, it is natural to acknowledge that all those objects ... funeral feast), popă (= pope, parson), post (= fasting), praznic (= funeral repast, wake), rai (= paradise), "〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rai (paradise)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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