ـاء

Punjabi

Etymology

From older ـاو, possibly a deverbal of the causative suffix ـاوݨا. Compare Urdu ـاؤ (-āu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːə̯/

Suffix

ـاء • (-ā'a) (Gurmukhi spelling -ਆਅ)

  1. forms abstract nouns from verbs, or nouns referring to someone or something that conforms to the verb's description
    ‎دَبّݨا (dabbṇā, “to press”) + ‎ـاء → ‎دَباءَ (dabāʾa, “pressing, pressure”)
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