rivayat
rivayat noun: a question-and-answer style correspondence between early modern South Asian and Iranian Zoroastrians, typically addressing matters of theology, ritual, or religious law.
Noun
rivayat (plural rivayats)
- A question-and-answer style correspondence between early modern South Asian and Iranian Zoroastrians, typically addressing matters of theology, ritual, or religious law.
Forms of rivayat
| plural | rivayats |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rivāyat |
| alternative form | revayat |
| alternative form | revāyat |
| alternative form | Rivayat |
| alternative form | Rivāyat |
| alternative form | Revayat |
| alternative form | Revāyat |
Origin of rivayat
Borrowed from Hindi रिवायत (rivāyat) or Urdu رِوایَت (rivāyat), Persian روایت (revâyat), ultimately from Arabic رِوَايَة (riwāya, “narration”).
Questions about rivayat
- What does rivayat mean?
- Rivayat means a question-and-answer style correspondence between early modern South Asian and Iranian Zoroastrians, typically addressing matters of theology, ritual, or religious law.
- What part of speech is rivayat?
- Rivayat is a noun.
- What is the plural of rivayat?
- The plural of rivayat is rivayats.
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