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Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Rasm-o-riwaj

रस्म-ओ-रिवाज
Meaning

Customs and conventions taken together; the traditional usages of a society.

See it in the verse

Rasm-o-riwaj in Iqbal’s couplets

Wo fareb-khurda shahin ki pala ho kargason mein
Use kya khabar ki kya hai rah-o-rasm-e-shahbazi
That deceived falcon, raised among vultures, what would it know of the ways and customs of the royal hawk?
The Falcon · Selfhood · Awakening
Related words
ARABIC

Rasm

A custom, rite, or established usage.

ARABIC

Riwaj

Custom, usage, or prevailing practice; currency of a thing.

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