-ਸ਼ੀਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “conduct, disposition”).

Suffix

-ਸ਼ੀਲ • (-śīl)

  1. Used to form adjectives from Sanskrit-derived nouns with the sense of possessing the quality expressed by the noun.
    ‎ਨਿਆਂ (niā̃, “justice”) + ‎-ਸ਼ੀਲ (-śīl) → ‎ਨਿਆਂਸ਼ੀਲ (niā̃śīl, “just”)
    ‎ਪਤਨ (patan, “fall”) + ‎-ਸ਼ੀਲ (-śīl) → ‎ਪਤਨਸ਼ੀਲ (patnaśīl, “fallible; decadent”)

Antonyms

Derived terms
Punjabi terms suffixed with -ਸ਼ੀਲ
  • ਸ਼ੀਲ m (śīl, “propriety”)
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