ـاء

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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)

  1. 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)