ਵਿਆਹ

Punjabi

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): /ʋɪ̆.äː˦/, /ʋjäː˦/
• Hyphenation: ਵਿ‧ਆਹ

Noun

ਵਿਆਹ • (viāha) m (Shahmukhi spelling ویاہ)

1. marriage

   Synonyms: ਸ਼ਾਦੀ (śādī), ਨਿਕਾਹ (nikāh), ਮੈਰਿਜ (mairij)

Related terms

• ਵਿਆਹਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ (viāhiā hoiā, “married”, adjective)
• ਵਿਆਹਿਆ ਵਰਿਆ (viāhiā variā, “married”, adjective)
• ਵਿਆਹੁਣਾ (viāhuṇā, “marry”, verb)
• ਵਿਆਹੁਤਾ f (viāhutā, “lawfully 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