-নবিস

See also: নবিস

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نویس (nawīs), stem of نوشتن (nawištan, “to write”). Compare Hindi -नवीस (-navīs​) and Punjabi -ਨਵੀਸ (-navīs).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nobiʃ/, [ˈnobiʃ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nobiʃ/, [ˈnobiʃ]

Suffix

-নবিস • (-nobiś) m

1. agentive suffix indicating someone who writes or draws.

   ‎নকশা (nokśa, “map”) + ‎-নবিস (-nobiś) → ‎নকশানবিস (nokśanbiś, “mapmaker”)