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Punjabi Etymology pa sa -त्व. The shift of /t/ and /d/ to a bilabial place of articulation when adjacent to bilabial consonants is common in Indo-Aryan languages, see pa ਬਾਰਾਂ and pa بالݨا for similar sound changes. Suffix pa suffix Forms masculine abstract nouns from adjectives and other nouns: -ity, -ness, -hood, -ship, etc. pa -ਪੁਣਾ -ਪੁਣ -ਪਣ -ਪਾ -ਤਾ Usage notes Nouns derived using this suffix generally denote such things as state, quality, condition or occupation. pa ਸਿਆਣਾ wise ਸਿਆਣਪ wisdom pa ਸੋਹਣਾ beautiful, attractive ਸੁਹਣਪ beauty Derived terms pa