ਵਿਆਹ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਵਿਵਾਹ (vivāh)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀆𑀳𑁆 (viāh), 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳𑁆 (vivāh), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳 (vivāha, Kalsi, Dhauli), 𐨬𐨁𐨬𐨱 (vivaha, Mansehra, Shahbazgarhi), from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāhá, literally “taking away [the bride]”). Compare Hindi ब्याह (byāh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʋɪ.äː˥/, [ˈʋɪ̆.äː˥], [ʋjäː˥]
- Hyphenation: ਵਿ‧ਆਹ
Noun
ਵਿਆਹ • (viāha) m (Shahmukhi spelling ویاہ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਵਿਆਹ (viāha) | ਵਿਆਹ (viāha) |
| oblique | ਵਿਆਹ (viāha) | ਵਿਆਹਾਂ (viāhā̃) |
| vocative | ਵਿਆਹਾ (viāhā) | ਵਿਆਹੋ (viāho) |
| ablative | ਵਿਆਹੋਂ (viāhõ) | — |
| locative | ਵਿਆਹੇ (viāhe) | ਵਿਆਹੀਂ (viāhī̃) |
| instrumental | ਵਿਆਹੇ (viāhe) | ਵਿਆਹੀਂ (viāhī̃) |
Related terms
- ਵਿਆਹਿਆ ਵਰਿਆ (viāhiā variā, “married”, adjective)
- ਵਿਆਹਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ (viāhiā hoiā, “married”, adjective)
- ਵਿਆਹੁਣਾ (viāhuṇā, “marry”, verb)
- ਵਿਆਹੁਤਾ f (viāhutā, “lawfully married”, adjective)
- ਵਿਵਾਹਿਕ (vivāhik, “marital”, adjective)
- ਵਿਵਾਹਿਤ (vivāhit, “married”, adjective)
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵਿਆਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 1208.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vivāhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 691