-ੜ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit -𑀟- (-ḍa-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɽə̆/

Suffix

-ੜ • (-ṛa) (Shahmukhi spelling ـڑ)

  1. used to form masculine augmentative nouns
    Antonym: -ੜੀ (-ṛī)
    ਪੱਗ (pagga, turban) + ‎-ੜ (-ṛa) → ‎ਪੱਗੜ (paggaṛ, large, grand turban)
  2. used to form nouns describing actions; -er
    ਦੁਹੱਥ (duhattha, two hands) + ‎-ੜ (-ṛa) → ‎ਦੁਹੱਥੜ (duhatthaṛ, a blow with two hands, literally two-hander)

Conjugation

Declension of -ੜ
singular plural
direct -ੜ (-ṛa) -ੜ (-ṛa)
oblique -ੜ (-ṛa) -ੜਾਂ (-ṛā̃)
vocative -ੜਾ (-ṛā) -ੜੋ (-ṛo)
ablative -ੜੋਂ (-ṛõ)
locative -ੜੇ (-ṛe) -ੜੀਂ (-ṛī̃)
instrumental -ੜੇ (-ṛe) -ੜੀਂ (-ṛī̃)

Derived terms

Category Punjabi terms suffixed with -ੜ not found