-ਪਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit -त्व (-tva)

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ਪਾ • (-pā)

  1. Forms masculine abstract nouns from adjectives and other nouns: -ity, -ness, -hood, -ship, etc.
    Synonym: -ਪੁਣਾ (-puṇā), -ਪੁਣ (-puṇ), -ਪਣ (-paṇ), -ਪ (-pa), -ਤਾ (-tā)

Usage notes

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

‎ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ (khullhā, “open”) + ‎-ਪਾ (-pā) → ‎ਖੁਲ੍ਹਾਪਾ (khulhāpā, “openness”)
‎ਕੁੱਟ (kuṭṭa, “beat”) + ‎-ਪਾ (-pā) → ‎ਕੁਟਾਪਾ (kuṭāpā, “physical violence”)

Derived terms

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