-ਸ਼ੀਲ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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

Suffix

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-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)

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