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Punjabi
Etymology
From older ـاو, possibly a deverbal of the causative suffix ـاوݨا. Compare Urdu ـاؤ (-āu).
Pronunciation
Suffix
ـاء • (-ā'a) (Gurmukhi spelling -ਆਅ)
- forms abstract nouns from verbs, or nouns referring to someone or something that conforms to the verb's description
- دَبّݨا (dabbṇā, “to press”) + ـاء → دَباءَ (dabāʾa, “pressing, pressure”)