rivayat

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noun

A question-and-answer style correspondence between early modern South Asian and Iranian Zoroastrians, typically addressing matters of theology, ritual, or religious law.

OriginHindi रिवायत ← Urdu رِوایَت ← Persian روایت →
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Meanings

nounrivayat (plural rivayats)

plural rivayats · alternative rivāyat · alternative revayat · alternative revāyat · alternative Rivayat · alternative Rivāyat · alternative Revayat · alternative Revāyat

  1. A question-and-answer style correspondence between early modern South Asian and Iranian Zoroastrians, typically addressing matters of theology, ritual, or religious law.

Origin

  1. Arabicرِوَايَة“narration”
  2. Persianروایت
  3. Urduرِوایَت
  4. Hindiरिवायत
  5. Englishrivayat

Borrowed from Hindi रिवायत (rivāyat) or Urdu رِوایَت (rivāyat), Persian روایت (revâyat), ultimately from Arabic رِوَايَة (riwāya, “narration”).

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APA

rivayat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivayat

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“rivayat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivayat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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