آء

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Compare Urdu آؤ (āu).

Suffix

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ـاء (-āʾa) (Gurmukhi spelling -ਆਅ)

  1. forms abstract nouns from verbs, or nouns referring to someone or something that conforms to the verb's description
    دَبّݨا (dabbṇā, to press) + ‎آء → ‎دَباءَ (dabāʾa, pressing, pressure)