-ਦਾਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـدار (-dār). Compare Hindi -दार (-dār).

Suffix

-ਦਾਰ • (-dār)

1. having, possessing, holding

   ‎ਝਿਰੀ (jhirī, “slot, groove”) + ‎-ਦਾਰ (-dār) → ‎ਝਿਰੀਦਾਰ (jhirīdār, “slotted, grooved”)

Usage notes

Added to nouns to form both adjectives and nouns. Masculine nouns of the extended declensional subtype (that is, those ending in -ਆ -ā) usually take an oblique case ending before the suffix. For instance:

ਰਿਸ਼ਤਾ (riśtā, “relation”) → ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇਦਾਰ (riśtedār, “relative”).

ਪੱਤਾ (pattā, “leaf”) → ਪੱਤੇਦਾਰ (pattedār, “leafy”).

Derived terms

Punjabi terms suffixed with -ਦਾਰ