آئین

آئین

See also: آیین‎

Persian

Alternative forms

• آیین‎ (âyin)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑː(ʔ)iːn/, /ɑː(j)iːn/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑː(ʔ)iːn/, /ɑː(j)iːn/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɒː(ʔ)iːn/, /ɒː(j)iːn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɔ(ʔ)in/, /ɔ(j)in/

Noun

Dari	آئین, آیین‎
Iranian Persian
Tajik	оъин, оин (oʾin, oyin)

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

• → Bengali: আইন (ain)
• → Urdu: آئین‎ (āīn)

References

• 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

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آئین‎ (â'in).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː.iːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

آئین • (āīn) m (Hindi spelling आईन)

1. constitution

   Synonym: دستور‎ (dastūr)

References

• “آئین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “آئین”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.