ਇਮਾਰਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian امارت ('imârat), from Arabic إِمَارَة (ʔimāra).

Noun

ਇਮਾਰਤ • (imārat) f (Shahmukhi spelling امارت)

1. building, edifice
2. house, mansion
3. act of building, construction

   Synonym: ਉਸਾਰੀ (usārī)

Derived terms

• ਇਮਾਰਤਸਾਜ਼ੀ f (imāratsāzī, “architecture”)
• ਇਮਾਰਤੀ (imāratī, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਇਮਾਰਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024