-ਆ

Punjabi Pronunciation pa /äː/ pa Etymology 1 From a merger of a few sources, but in all cases from pa iir-pro *-kas, from pa ine-pro *-kos: pa inc-apa -अअ -अउ nominative m, from pa pra -𑀅𑀅 -𑀅𑀑, pra -𑀅𑀬 -𑀅𑀬𑁄, pra -𑀅𑀕 -𑀅𑀕𑁄 nominative m, from pa sa -अक -अकः ~ -अको agentive suffix, variant nominative forms based on sandhi m. pa -ਅਕ. From historic Sanskrit nominals#a-stems a-stems extended by pa ka 1, from pa sa -क. pa fa-cls ـه -â, from pa pal -k' -ag, from pa ira-pro *-akah. Suffix pa suffix m suffix found in many masculine nouns of both Indo-Aryan and Perso-Arabic origin forms some nouns with agentive meaning from verbs or nouns forms some nouns with possessive meaning forms adjectives from nouns, showing a property pa ਝੂਠ ਝੂਠਾ lie false, fake, liar pa ਭੁੱਖ ਭੁੱਖਾ hunger hungry, famished Declension As a noun: ◌ An an adjective: ◌ Related terms pa -ਈ suffix for many feminine nouns Etymology 2 Likely pa inc-apa -अ -a 1, the singular vocative case for masculine inc-apa -अ stems. Possibly influenced by the Persian vocative case particle fa ا â. Suffix pa suffix case ending for masculine unextended nouns: singular vocative case Usage notes For masculine extended nouns ending in pa -ਆ, the singular oblique case pa -ਏ shortens to pa -ਇ when suffixed with pa -ਆ to form pa -ਇਆ. Derived terms pa -ਆ