ویاہ
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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 ”). Compare Urdu بیاہ (byāh) / Hindi ब्याह (byāh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: vyā́ IPA(key): /ʋjäː˦/, /ʋɪ̆.äː˦/
- Rhymes: -äː˦
Noun
وِیاہ • (vīyāh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਿਆਹ)
Declension
| Declension of ویاہ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ویْاہ (viyāh) | |
| dir. pl. | ویْاہ (viyāh) | |
| 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
- “ویاہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vivāhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 691