ـڑ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit -𑀟- (-ḍa-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɽə̆/

Suffix

ـڑ • (-ṛ) (Gurmukhi spelling -ੜ)

  1. used to form masculine augmentative nouns
    Antonym: ـڑی (-ṛī)
    پَگّ (pagg, turban) + ‎ـڑ (-ṛ) → ‎پَگَّڑ (paggaṛ, large, grand turban)
  2. used to form nouns describing actions; -er
    دوہَتّھ (dohatth, two hands) + ‎ـڑ (-ṛ) → ‎دوہَتَّھڑ (dohatthaṛ, a blow with two hands, literally two-hander)

Conjugation

Declension of ـڑ
singular plural
direct ـڑ (-ṛ) ـڑ (-ṛ)
oblique ـڑ (-ṛ) ـڑاں (-ṛāṉ)
vocative ـڑا (-ṛā) ـڑو (-ṛo)
ablative ـڑوں (-ṛoṉ) ـڑاں (-ṛāṉ)
locative ـڑے (-ṛe) ـڑِیں (-ṛīṉ)
instrumental ـڑوں (-ṛoṉ)

Derived terms

Punjabi terms suffixed with ـڑ