-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

• -ਹੀਣ (-hīṇ)

Derived terms

Punjabi terms suffixed with -ਸ਼ੀਲ

Related terms

• ਸ਼ੀਲ m (śīl, “propriety”)