ਰਿਆਸਤ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian ریاست (riyāsat), from Arabic رِئَاسَة (riʔāsa). Compare Hindi रियासत (riyāsat).

Noun[edit]

ਰਿਆਸਤ (riāsatf (Shahmukhi spelling ریاست)

  1. a sovereign state
    Synonym: ਰਾਜ (rāj)
  2. rule, control
  3. (historical) a princely state

Declension[edit]

Declension of ਰਿਆਸਤ
dir. sg. ਰਿਆਸਤ (riāsat)
dir. pl. ਰਿਆਸਤਾਂ (riāsatā̃)
singular plural
direct ਰਿਆਸਤ (riāsat) ਰਿਆਸਤਾਂ (riāsatā̃)
oblique ਰਿਆਸਤ (riāsat) ਰਿਆਸਤਾਂ (riāsatā̃)
vocative ਰਿਆਸਤੇ (riāsate) ਰਿਆਸਤੋ (riāsato)
ablative ਰਿਆਸਤੋਂ (riāsatõ)
locative ਰਿਆਸਤੇ (riāsate) ਰਿਆਸਤੀਂ (riāsatī̃)
instrumental ਰਿਆਸਤੇ (riāsate) ਰਿਆਸਤੀਂ (riāsatī̃)

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • ਰਿਆਸਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024