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rawāj, vulg. riwāj (inf. n. of روج 'to have a ready sale,' etc.), s.m. Being vendible, being in great demand; being current;—currency, prevalence; usage, use, custom, practice, fashion;—vent, sale;—adj. Saleable, vendible; current, customary:—riwāj pānā, v.n. To obtain currency, pass current; tobe customary; to become prevalent; to be in force; to be in fashion; to have effect:—riwāj paṛnā, v.n. To become current or customary, to prevail:—riwāj pakaṛnā= riwāj-pānā, q.v.:—riwāj denā(-ko), To give currency (to), to make current, make customary; to introduce; to publish, spread abroad:—riwāj-ě-shud-āmad, s.m. Prescriptive usage.
Origin: Arabic