ویاہ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit विआह (viāha), विवाह (vivāha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳 (vivāha, Kalsi, Dhauli), 𐨬𐨁𐨬𐨱 (vivaha, Mansehra, Shahbazgarhi), from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāhá, literally “taking away [the bride]”). Compare Urdu بیاہ (byāh) / Hindi ब्याह (byāh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: vĕyā́ IPA(key): /ʋjäː˦/, /ʋɪ̆.äː˦/
- Rhymes: -äː˦
Noun
وِیاہ • (vīyāh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਿਆਹ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ویْاہ (viyāh) | ویْاہ (viyāh) |
| oblique | ویْاہ (viyāh) | ویْاہاں (viyāhāṉ) |
| vocative | ویْاہا (viyāhā) | ویْاہو (viyāho) |
| ablative | ویْاہوں (viyāhoṉ) | ویْاہاں (viyāhāṉ) |
| locative | ویْاہے (viyāhe) | ویْاہِیں (viyāhīṉ) |
| instrumental | ویْاہوں (viyāhoṉ) | – |
Related terms
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ویاہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ویاہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
- “ویاہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vivāhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 691