Urdu

Noun

نیم • ‎(niyam) ? ‎(Hindi spelling नियम)

1. rule
2. law
3. principle
4. regulation
5. restriction
6. obligation
7. custom
8. contract
9. penance
10. piety
11. any self-imposed restraint or religious observance

Synonyms

• قاعدہ ‎(qāyadā)
• اصول ‎(usūl)

References

• John T. Platts (accessed 08-13-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)