-ਆਅ

Punjabi

Etymology

From older -ਆਉ (-āu) / -ਆਵ (-āva), possibly a deverbal of the causative suffix -ਆਉਣਾ (-āuṇā) / -ਆਵਣਾ (-āvaṇā). Compare Hindi -आव (-āv).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːə̯/

Suffix

-ਆਅ • (-āa) (Shahmukhi spelling ـاء)

  1. forms abstract nouns from verbs, or nouns referring to someone or something that conforms to the verb's description
    ‎ਦੱਬਣਾ (dabbaṇā, “to press”) + ‎-ਆਅ (-āa) → ‎ਦਬਾਅ (dabāa, “pressing, pressure”)
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