riwaáǰ custom, tradition

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form رِواج
Phonetic Form riwaádʑ
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): riweeǰí
Origin Urdu (Arabic): rawaaǰ, riwaaǰ
    • custom, tradition
      • Example 386:
        asíi díišii riweeǰíi mutaabíq bhíšee panǰíiš zára rupée dhuniaá hínu.
        asíi
        1pl.gen
        déeš
        village
        -ii
        -gen
        riwaáǰ
        custom
        -ii
        -gen
        mutaabíq
        in.accordance
        bhiš
        twenty
        =ee
        CONJ
        panǰéeš
        fifteen
        zir
        thousand
        -a
        -pl
        rupái
        rupee
        -a
        -pl
        dhuniaá
        brideprice
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        According to the custom of our village, the brideprice is 35,000 rupees.
        Source: A:MAR054
      • Example 1606:
        aní ba asíi dóoda báabii riwaáǰ.
        aní
        3FSG.prox.nom
        ba
        top
        asíi
        1pl.gen
        dáadu
        forefather
        -a
        -pl
        báabu
        father
        -ii
        -gen
        riwaáǰ
        custom
        This is the custom of our forefathers.
        Source: A:RAT005