-ਨਵੀਸ
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Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian نویس (nawīs), stem of نوشتن (nawištan, “to write”). Compare Bengali -নবিস (-nobiś).
Suffix[edit]
-ਨਵੀਸ • (-navīs) m
- (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”)