آئین
See also: آیین
Persian
editAlternative forms
edit- آیین (âyin)
Etymology
editAkin to Old Armenian օրէն (ōrēn), an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.ʔiːn], [ʔɑː.jiːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒː.ʔiːn], [ʔɒː.jiːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔ.ʔin], [ʔɔ.jin]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | ā'īn, āyīn |
Dari reading? | ā'īn, āyīn |
Iranian reading? | â'in, âyin |
Tajik reading? | oʾin, oyin |
Noun
editDari | آئین, آیین |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | оъин, оин |
آئین • (â'in)
- institution, rite, ceremony, custom, ordinance, canon, usage, prescription
- common law (in contradistinction to Islamic sharia law)
- mode, form, manner
- ornament, decoration
Derived terms
edit- آئیننامه (â'in-nâme)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “آیین”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “آئین”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Lambton, Ann K.S. (1954) Persian Vocabulary, London: Cambridge University Press, page 20
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “آیین”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian آئین (ā'īn).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑː.iːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Noun
editآئِین • (āīn) m (Hindi spelling आईन)
- constitution
- Synonym: دَسْتُور (dastūr)