-ਣਾ

See also: -ਨਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit -𑀅𑀡 (-aṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit -अन (-ana), from Proto-Indo-European *-onom. Cognate with Hindi -ना (-nā), and German -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɳäː/
  • Rhymes: -äː

Suffix

-ਣਾ • (-ṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling ـݨا)

  1. used to form the infinitive
    ਪੀ (, drink, stem) + ‎-ਣਾ (-ṇā) → ‎ਪੀਣਾ (pīṇā, to drink)

Conjugation

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See also