آئین

See also: آیین

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to Old Armenian օրէն (ōrēn), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.ʔiːn], [ʔɑː.jiːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.jiːn], [ʔɑː.jiːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.jin], [ʔɔː.jin]

Readings
Classical reading? ā'īn, āyīn
Dari reading? ā'īn, āyīn
Iranian reading? â'in, âyin
Tajik reading? oʾin, oyin

Noun

Dari آئین, آیین
Iranian Persian
Tajik оъин, оин

آئین • (â'in)

  1. institution, rite, ceremony, custom, ordinance, canon, usage, prescription
  2. common law (in contradistinction to Islamic sharia law)
  3. mode, form, manner
  4. ornament, decoration

Derived terms

  • آئین‌نامه (â'in-nâme)

Descendants

  • Assamese: আইন (ain)
  • Bengali: আইন (ain)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: आईन (āīn)
    Urdu: آئِین (āīn)

References

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آئین (ā'īn).

Pronunciation

Noun

آئِین • (āīn) m (Hindi spelling आईन)

  1. constitution
    Synonym: دَسْتُور (dastūr)

References

  • آئین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • آئین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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