"kisi cheez hi riwayat hona"
English translation: Tradition of something
| 14:57 Nov 23, 2010 |
| Urdu to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Linguistics / general sentences from common life. | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Rajan Chopra India Local time: 08:32 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | Something which is customary |
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| 5 | For something to be narrated |
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| 5 | Customary or Traditional |
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| 3 +1 | Tradition of something |
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3 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Tradition of something Explanation: Hamare yahaan riwayat hai ki barre bujurgon ki qadr kee jaati hai. We have a tradition of respecting the elderly. |
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2 days 31 mins confidence:
For something to be narrated Explanation: This is said when you mention something as a proof or evidence you will say that it has been narrated by so and so |
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18 days confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Something which is customary Explanation: riwayat usually means that the thing being referred to is commonly practiced or observed by the said segment of society. For example, it is customary in many societies in Pakistan for the close relatives and friends to give parties to the newly weds, sometimes daily, for a couple of weeks. I guess another term would be tradition but customary would be my choice. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/customary |
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151 days confidence:
| \"kisi cheez hi riwayat hona\" Customary or Traditional Explanation: Both of these words are used in the above sense. |
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