-ਨਵੀਸ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نویس (nawīs), stem of نوشتن (nawištan, “to write”). Compare Bengali -নবিস (-nobiś).

Suffix

-ਨਵੀਸ • (-navīs) m

  1. (added to nouns) used to form an agent noun indicating someone who writes or draws.
    ‎ਨਕਸ਼ਾ (nakśā, “map”) + ‎-ਨਵੀਸ (-navīs) → ‎ਨਕਸ਼ਾ ਨਵੀਸ (nakśā navīs, “mapmaker”)
    ‎ਅਖਬਾਰ (akhabār, “news”) + ‎-ਨਵੀਸ (-navīs) → ‎ਅਖਬਾਰ ਨਵੀਸ (akhabār navīs, “journalist”)

Derived terms
Punjabi terms suffixed with -ਨਵੀਸ
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