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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit -इत (-ita), (with a later extension in MIA) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). The intervocalic -t- was elided in most cases resulting in it's current form. (Though there may be exceptions such as ਕੀਤਾ (kītā), such verbs are considered irregular).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ਇਆ • (-iā) (Shahmukhi spelling ـیا)
- used to form the masculine singular perfective participle from verb stems
- ਪੁੱਛ (puccha) + -ਇਆ (-iā) → ਪੁੱਛਿਆ (pucchiā)
See also
- -ਦਾ (-dā, “habitual participle forming suffix”)