روایت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِوَايَة (riwāya).

Pronunciation

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

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

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

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

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)

narrative

Derived terms

روایت کردن (riwāyat kardan / revâyat kardan)

Descendants

→ Bengali: রেওয়ায়ৎ (reōẇaẏot)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: रिवायत (rivāyat)

Urdu: رِوایَت (rivāyat)
→ 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, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

رِوایَت • (rivāyat) f (Hindi spelling रिवायत)

Related terms

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

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu رعایت (ri'âyat).

Noun

روایت (revāyet)