-ੜ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ə)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; -er

   ‎ਦੁਹੱਥ (duhattha, “two hands”) + ‎-ੜ (-ṛa) → ‎ਦੁਹੱਥੜ (duhatthaṛ, “a blow with two hands”, literally “two-hander”)

Conjugation

Declension of -ੜ
dir. sg.	-ੜ (-ṛa)
dir. pl.	-ੜ (-ṛa)
	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