Punjabi

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Etymology

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

Suffix

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-ਨਵੀਸ (-navīsm

  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)

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