रियासत
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ریاست (riyâsat), from Arabic رِئَاسَة (riʔāsa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɪ.jɑː.sət̪/, [ɾi.jäː.s̪ət̪]
Noun
रियासत • (riyāsat) f (Urdu spelling ریاست)
- a sovereign state
- Synonym: राज्य (rājya)
- rule, control
- (historical) a princely state
Declension
Declension of रियासत (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रियासत riyāsat | रियासतें riyāsatẽ |
| oblique | रियासत riyāsat | रियासतों riyāsatõ |
| vocative | रियासत riyāsat | रियासतो riyāsato |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रियासत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 864