Meaning of -ਆ | Babel Free

Definitions

1. suffix found in many masculine nouns of both Indo-Aryan and Perso-Arabic origin
   masculine, morpheme
2. case ending for masculine unextended nouns
   morpheme
3. plural direct case (see usage notes)
   morpheme
4. Marks the first-person singular and plural subjunctive.
   morpheme
5. forms some nouns with agentive meaning from verbs or nouns
   masculine, morpheme
6. case ending for masculine unextended nouns:
   morpheme
7. singular vocative case
   morpheme
8. plural oblique case
   morpheme
9. forms some nouns with possessive meaning
   masculine, morpheme
10. case ending for feminine nouns:
    morpheme
11. plural direct case
    morpheme
12. forms adjectives from nouns, showing a property
    masculine, morpheme

Examples

“ਝੂਠ (jhūṭh, “lie”) + -ਆ (-ā) → ਝੂਠਾ (jhūṭhā, “false, fake, liar”)”

“ਭੁੱਖ (bhukkha, “hunger”) + -ਆ (-ā) → ਭੁੱਖਾ (bhukkhā, “hungry, famished”)”

“ਘਰ (ghar) + -ਆਂ (-ā̃) → ਘਰਾਂ (gharā̃)”

“ਕਰ (kar, “do”, verb stem) + -ਆਂ (-ā̃) → ਕਰਾਂ (karā̃)”

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