ਰਿਆਸਤ
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian ریاست (riyāsat), from Arabic رِئَاسَة (riʔāsa). Compare Hindi रियासत (riyāsat).
Noun
ਰਿਆਸਤ • (riāsat) f (Shahmukhi spelling ریاست)
- a sovereign state
- Synonym: ਰਾਜ (rāj)
- rule, control
- (historical) a princely state
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਰਿਆਸਤ (riāsat) | ਰਿਆਸਤਾਂ (riāsatā̃) |
| oblique | ਰਿਆਸਤ (riāsat) | ਰਿਆਸਤਾਂ (riāsatā̃) |
| vocative | ਰਿਆਸਤੇ (riāsate) | ਰਿਆਸਤੋ (riāsato) |
| ablative | ਰਿਆਸਤੋਂ (riāsatõ) | ਰਿਆਸਤਿਆੰ (riāsatiā̃) |
| locative | ਰਿਆਸਤੇ (riāsate) | ਰਿਆਸਤੀਂ (riāsatī̃) |
| instrumental | ਰਿਆਸਤੇ (riāsate) | ਰਿਆਸਤੀਂ (riāsatī̃) |
Related terms
- ਰਿਆਸਤੀ (riāsatī, “state (relational)”, adjective)
Further reading
- “ਰਿਆਸਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025