Persian

Alternative forms

• آیین ‎(âyin)

Noun

آئین • ‎(â'in)

1. institution, rite, ceremony, custom, ordinance, canon, usage, prescription
2. common law (in contradistinction to the laws delivered by Muhammad)
3. mode, form, manner
4. ornament, decoration

Derived terms

• آئین‌نامه ‎(â'in-nâme)

References

• "آیین" in Dehkhoda Dictionary.
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934–1936), “آئین”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Beroukhim
• 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

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian آئین.

Noun

آئین • ‎(ā'īn) m

1. constitution