-ਪਣ

Inherited from Prakrit -𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀡 (-ppaṇa), from Sanskrit -त्व (-tva), from Sanskrit -त्वन (-tvaná, “Vedic”).

-ਪਣ • (-paṇ)

1. Forms masculine abstract nouns from adjectives and other nouns: -ity, -ness, -hood, -ship, etc.

   Synonyms: -ਪੁਣਾ (-puṇā), -ਪੁਣ (-puṇ), -ਪ (-pa), -ਪਾ (-pā), -ਤਾ (-tā)

Nouns derived using this suffix generally denote such things as state, quality, condition or occupation.

‎ਧੀਮਾ (dhīmā, “slow”) + ‎-ਪਣ (-paṇ) → ‎ਧੀਮਾਪਣ (dhīmāpaṇ, “slowness”)

‎ਠੋਸ (ṭhos, “solid”) + ‎-ਪਣ (-paṇ) → ‎ਠੋਸਪਣ (ṭhospaṇ, “solidity”)