روایت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِوَايَة (riwāya).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ri.waː.ˈjat/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɪ.wɑː.ját̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɪ.wɑː.ját̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɪ.wɑː.ját̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ri.wɔː.ját̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹe.vɒː.jǽt̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾi.vɔ.ját̪]

• Rhymes: -at

Readings
Classical reading?	riwāyat
Dari reading?	riwāyat
Iranian reading?	revâyat
Tajik reading?	rivoyat

Noun

روایت • (riwāyat / revâyat) (plural روایات (riwāyāt / revâyât), or روایت‌ها (riwāyat-hā / revâyat-hâ), Tajik spelling ривоят)

1. narrative

Derived terms

• روایت کردن (riwāyat kardan / revâyat kardan)

Descendants

• → Bashkir: риүәйәт (riwäyät)
• → Bengali: রেওয়ায়ৎ (reōẇaẏot)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: रिवायत (rivāyat)

  Urdu: رِوایَت (rivāyat)

  • → English: rivayat
• → Punjabi: رِوایَت (rivāyat)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “روایت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “روایت”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary (overall work in English), London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رِوایَت (riwāyat), from Arabic رِوَايَة (riwāya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾɪ.ʋɑː.jət̪/

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Noun

رِوایَت • (rivāyat) f (Hindi spelling रिवायत)

1. legend, narrative
2. tradition

Related terms

• روایتاً (rivāyatan)
• روایتی (rivāyatī)
• روایت پرستی (rivāyat parastī)

Descendants

• → English: rivayat
• → Ushojo: رعایت

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu رعایت (ri'âyat).

Noun

روایت (revāyet)

1. observance
2. regard, respect
3. favour, concession, rebate
4. remission, discount
5. gentleness