Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society
Riwaj
रिवाज
said ri-WAAJ
also written: riwaj, rivaj
Meaning
Custom or customary practice; the established usage of a community having the force of law.
Literally: currency, vogue, custom
Related words
PERSIAN
Dastur
Custom, established usage or rule of procedure; a code of regulations governing administration.
ARABIC
Urf
Custom or customary usage recognised in law; the practice of a people accepted as a source of legal rule.
ARABIC
Qanun
A flat, trapezoidal plucked zither of many strings, a classical instrument of the Arab and Ottoman world.