रिवाज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رواج (rawāj), from Arabic رواج (rawāj), from Middle Persian [script needed] (lwʾk' /⁠ravāg⁠/, “going”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɪ.ʋɑːd͡ʒ/, [ɾɪ.ʋäːd͡ʒ]

Noun

रिवाज • (rivāj) m (Urdu spelling رواج)

1. custom, tradition, rite

   Synonyms: रस्म (rasma), रीति (rīti)

Declension

Declension of रिवाज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रिवाज rivāj	रिवाज rivāj
oblique	रिवाज rivāj	रिवाजों rivājõ
vocative	रिवाज rivāj	रिवाजो rivājo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “रिवाज”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha