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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
- ਰਿਆਸਤੀ (riāsatī, “state (relational)”, adjective)
Further reading
- “ਰਿਆਸਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025