ویاہ
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 [the bride]”). Compare Urdu بیاہ (byāh) / Hindi ब्याह (byāh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: vyā́ IPA(key): /ʋjäː˦/, /ʋɪ̆.äː˦/
- Rhymes: -äː˦
Declension
| Declension of ویاہ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | وِیاہ | |
| dir. pl. | وِیاہ | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | وِیاہ | وِیاہ |
| oblique | وِیاہ | وِیاہاں |
| vocative | وِیاہا | وِیاہو |
| ablative | وِیاہوں | — |
| locative | وِیاہے | وِیاہِیں |
| instrumental | وِیاہے | وِیاہِیں |
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
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