ਰਿਆਸਤ

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Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ریاست (riyāsat), from Arabic رِئَاسَة (riʔāsa). Compare Hindi रियासत (riyāsat).

Noun

ਰਿਆਸਤ (riāsatf (Shahmukhi spelling ریاست)

  1. a sovereign state
    Synonym: ਰਾਜ (rāj)
  2. rule, control
  3. (historical) a princely state

Declension

Declension of ਰਿਆਸਤ
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)

Further reading

  • ਰਿਆਸਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025