Rai or RAI may refer to:

Title of royalty and nobility

Rai (title) ''Rai'' ( ur, , ; bn, রায়) is a historical title of royalty and nobility in the Indian subcontinent used by rulers and chieftains of many princely states. It is derived from ''Raja'' (king, prince or chief). The Marathi/Telugu variant ...

, meaning "king", equivalent to Rao or Roy, a princely title used by many Hindu rajput rulers in India *

Rai Bahadur RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy), Ministry of Eco ...

, a noble title given during British Raj in India *

Rai Sahib Rai Sahib / Rao Saheb / Roy Sahib / Rao Sahib abbreviated R.S., was a title of honour issued during the era of British rule in India to individuals who performed faithful service or acts of public welfare to the nation. From 1911 the title was ac ...

, a noble title given during British Raj in India

People

Rai (surname) Rai (Hindi: राय; Urdu: رائے‎; Bengali: রায়, Tulu: ರಾೀ, Nepali: राई)https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/soas_query.py?qs=rāˊjan&searchhws=yes is a historical surname in the Indian subcontinent. The Haryanvi varia ...

Rai people The Rai are an ethnolinguistic group belonging to the Kirati people, Kirat family and primarily Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman linguistic ethnicity. They mainly reside in the eastern parts of Nepal, the Indian states of Sikkim, West Benga ...

, in Nepal and India *

Rai Sikh The Rai Sikh is a Sikh community mainly found in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Delhi and Punjab (India), Punjab in India. They practice clan exogamy despite being Endogamy, endogamous. References

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, adherents of Sikh faith

Given name

Raí Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira (born 15 May 1965), known as Raí (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent the better part of his 15-year career with São Paulo and Paris Saint-Germain, wi ...

(born 1965), Brazilian footballer * Raí (footballer, born 2002), full name ''Raí da Silva Pessanha'', Brazilian footballer *

Lady Rai Lady Rai (c. 1570/1560 – 1530 BC) was an ancient Egyptian woman of the early 18th Dynasty who served as nursemaid to Queen Ahmose-Nefertari (1562–1495 BC). Her mummified remains were discovered in a Theban tomb in 1881 and it is estimated t ...

(–1530 BC), ancient Egyptian woman, nursemaid to Queen Ahmose-Nefertari *

Rai Benjamin Rai Benjamin (born July 27, 1997) is an American professional hurdler and sprinter specializing in the 400 m and 400 m hurdles. He is the second fastest man in history in the 400 m hurdles with a personal best time of 46.17 ...

(born 1997), American hurdler *

Rai Purdy Rai Purdy (born Horatio John Purdy; November 1910 – May 1990) was a Canadian television director and producer. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Early life Rai Purdy was born Horatio John Purdy in En ...

(1910–1990), Canadian television director and producer *

Rai Simons RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many terr ...

(born 1996), Bermudian footballer *

Rai Thistlethwayte Rai Thistlethwayte (born 21 April 1980) is an Australian rock, pop and jazz musician and songwriter. Thistlethwayte is an accomplished pianist, guitarist, and vocalist. He is the lead singer and primary songwriter in the Australian pop rock band ...

(born 1980), Australian musician *

Rai Vloet Rai Vloet (born 8 May 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Russian club Ural Yekaterinburg. Club career Vloet was born in Schijndel. He made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the second d ...

(born 1995), Dutch footballer

Places

Rai, Orne Rai is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalit ...

, France *

Rai, Sonipat Rai is a village and development block in Sonepat tehsil of Sonepat district in Haryana state of India.Rai, South Khorasan, Iran *

Mount Rai is a mountain located on the border of Itoshima, Fukuoka, Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Saga, Saga, Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Outline This mountain is a part of the Mount Sefuri, Sefuri Mountain range between Fukuoka Prefecture and Saga ...

Japan * Chiang Rai Province Thailand * Bo Rai District Thailand * Giá Rai District in Vietnam *

RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, formerly Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre or simply RAI Amsterdam (Dutch pronunciation: , acronym for ''Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie''), is a complex of conference and exhibition halls in the Zui ...

, Netherlands

Entertainment and media

RAI RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many terr ...

, the national public broadcasting company of Italy *

Raï Raï (, ; ar, راي, Latn, ar, rāʾy, ), sometimes written rai, is a form of Algerian traditional music, folk music that dates back to the 1920s. Singers of Raï are called ''cheb'' (Arabic: شاب) (or ''shabab,'' i.e. young) as opposed ...

, folk music originating in Oran, Algeria and popular in France *

Rai (comics) is a fictional superhero that appeared in books published by Valiant Comics. Rai was the first original hero created by Valiant and had its beginning as a flipbook back-up feature in ''Magnus, Robot Fighter'' #5 (October 1991), in ''Rai'' #1 ( ...

, fictional character in Valiant Comics * ''Raï'' (1995 film), a 1995 French film directed by Thomas Gilou * ''Rai'' (2016 film), Indian film about Muthappa Rai * ''Al Rai'' (Kuwaiti newspaper), a daily newspaper * ''Al Ra'i'' (Jordanian newspaper), a daily newspaper *

Alrai TV Alrai TV is a private Kuwaiti satellite TV channel. It was launched in 2004 and it is part of Al Rai Media Group, which publishes '' Al Rai'', a daily newspaper in Kuwait. It is the first private television channel in Kuwait.Radioactive iodine uptake test The radioactive iodine uptake test is a type of scan used in the diagnosis of thyroid problems, particularly hyperthyroidism. It is entirely different from radioactive iodine therapy (RAI therapy), which uses much higher doses to destroy cancerou ...

, a diagnostic scan * ''Rai'' (unit), a traditional Thai unit of area *

Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale Rencontre or La Rencontre may refer to: * Rencontre East, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Rencontre West, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * La rencontre imprévue, a 1763 opera by Gluck * Diogenes and Alexander The meeting of Diogenes ...

, annual conference of The International Association for Assyriology * Root analogue dental implant *

Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) is a long-established anthropological organisation, and Learned Society, with a global membership. Its remit includes all the component fields of anthropology, such as biolo ...

Transportation

* Amsterdam RAI station, a railway station in the Netherlands *

Islamic Republic of Iran Railways , majoroperators =RAI, Tooka rail, Samand rail , ridership =21 million , passkm =13 billion , freight =31 million tonnes , tonkm =22 billion tonnes , infrastructure = , length = , doublelength = 142 ...

Praia International Airport Nelson Mandela International Airport , also known as Praia International Airport, is the airport of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. It was opened in October 2005, replacing the old Francisco Mendes International Airport. It is located about 3&nb ...

in Cape Verde * Rainham railway station in Kent (National Rail station code) * Réseau Aérien Interinsulaire, now Air Tahiti

Other uses

Rai (East Syrian Ecclesiastical Province) The Metropolitanate of Rai was an East Syriac metropolitan province of the Church of the East, between the eighth and twelfth centuries. The province of Rai had a suffragan diocese for Gurgan. Background In Tabaristan (northern Iran), the dioce ...

, a metropolitan province of the Church of the East *

Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, formerly Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre or simply RAI Amsterdam (Dutch pronunciation: , acronym for ''Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie''), is a complex of Conference hall, conference and Convention ...

, an exhibition and convention Centre in Amsterdam * Rai language (disambiguation), a group of Sino-Tibetan languages *

Rai stones A rai stone ( yap, raay), or fei stone, is one of many large artifacts that were manufactured and treasured by the native inhabitants of the Yap islands in Micronesia. They are also known as Yapese stone money or similar names. The typical rai ...

, a currency used in Yap, Caroline Islands *

Rai University Rai University (RU) is a Private university (India), private university located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The university was established in 2012 by the Rai Foundation through the ''Gujarat Private Universities Act (Amendment), 2012'', the s ...

, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India *

Retailers Association of India Retailers Association of India (RAI) is an Indian retail trade association. A not-for-profit organization, it represents the rights of Indian retailers. Its members include chain store retailers, independent retailers, e-commerce retailers and ...

, an Indian trade association *

Reynolds American Inc. Reynolds American, Inc. is an American tobacco company which is a subsidiary of British American Tobacco and is the second-largest tobacco company in the United States. Its holdings include R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, American Snuff Compan ...

, an American tobacco company * Rai ( th, ร่าย, link=no), a Thai poetic form used in laws and chronicles *

Rai dynasty The Rai dynasty (c. 489–632 CE) was a polity of ancient Sindh. Scholarship Pre-Islamic Sindh has been the subject of voluminous scholarship concerning the eve of Arab conquests; otherwise, the paucity of source materials remains a severe hi ...

(–644 CE), a Buddhist dynasty based in Sindh in modern Pakistan * List of storms named Rai, Tropical cyclones with this name