ਵਿਧਾਨ
Punjabi
See also: ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विधान (vidhāna, “disposing, arranging”).
Noun
ਵਿਧਾਨ • (vidhān) m (Shahmukhi spelling وِدھان)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਵਿਧਾਨ (vidhān) | ਵਿਧਾਨ (vidhān) |
| oblique | ਵਿਧਾਨ (vidhān) | ਵਿਧਾਨਾਂ (vidhānā̃) |
| vocative | ਵਿਧਾਨਾ (vidhānā) | ਵਿਧਾਨੋ (vidhāno) |
| ablative | ਵਿਧਾਨੋਂ (vidhānõ) | — |
| locative | ਵਿਧਾਨੇ (vidhāne) | ਵਿਧਾਨੀਂ (vidhānī̃) |
| instrumental | ਵਿਧਾਨੇ (vidhāne) | ਵਿਧਾਨੀਂ (vidhānī̃) |
Related terms
- ਵਿਧਾਨਕਾਰੀ f (vidhānkārī, “legislature”)
- ਵਿਧਾਨਿਕ (vidhānik, “constitutional”, adjective)
- ਸੰਵਿਧਾਨ m (sãvidhān, “constitution”)
Further reading
- “ਵਿਧਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025