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˦

Noun

وِیاہ • (viyāh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਿਆਹ)

1. marriage, matrimony

   Synonyms: نِکاح (nikāḥ), شادی (śādī)

Declension

Declension of ویاہ
dir. sg.	ویْاہ (viyāh)
dir. pl.	ویْاہ (viyāh)
	singular	plural
direct	ویْاہ (viyāh)	ویْاہ (viyāh)
oblique	ویْاہ (viyāh)	ویْاہاں (viyāhāṉ)
vocative	ویْاہا (viyāhā)	ویْاہو (viyāho)
ablative	ویْاہوں (viyāhoṉ)	—
locative	ویْاہے (viyāhe)	ویْاہِیں (viyāhīṉ)
instrumental	ویْاہے (viyāhe)	ویْاہِیں (viyāhīṉ)

Related terms

• وِیاہݨا (viyāhṇā, “to marry off”)

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