Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

ਰਿਆਸਤ (riāsatf (Shahmukhi spelling ریاست)

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

Declension edit

Declension of ਰਿਆਸਤ
dir. sg. ਰਿਆਸਤ (riāsat)
dir. pl. ਰਿਆਸਤਾਂ (riāsatā̃)
singular plural
direct ਰਿਆਸਤ (riāsat) ਰਿਆਸਤਾਂ (riāsatā̃)
oblique ਰਿਆਸਤ (riāsat) ਰਿਆਸਤਾਂ (riāsatā̃)
vocative ਰਿਆਸਤੇ (riāsate) ਰਿਆਸਤੋ (riāsato)
ablative ਰਿਆਸਤੋਂ (riāsatõ)
locative ਰਿਆਸਤੇ (riāsate) ਰਿਆਸਤੀਂ (riāsatī̃)
instrumental ਰਿਆਸਤੇ (riāsate) ਰਿਆਸਤੀਂ (riāsatī̃)

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • ਰਿਆਸਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024