Word Formation and Derivation

لفظ سازی اور اشتقاق

About this concept

Urdu word formation using Perso-Arabic and native patterns: prefixes بے- be- (without), نا- nā- (un-/not), بد- bad- (bad); suffixes -دار -dār (holder), -گاہ -gāh (place), -ناک -nāk (full of). Productive patterns for creating new words.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level C1.

Examples

بے‌وقوف bevaqūf (foolish, بے + وقوف)without sense (prefix بے)

نالائق nālā'iq (incompetent, نا + لائق)not worthy (prefix نا)

زمیندار zamīndār (landowner, زمین + دار)land-holder (suffix دار)

خطرناک khatarnāk (dangerous, خطر + ناک)full of danger (suffix ناک)

More C1 concepts

Conjunct Verbs (N/A + کرنا/ہونا)مرکب فعل (اسم + کرنا/ہونا)Formal and Literary Registerرسمی اور ادبی اردو Advanced Compound Verb Nuancesمرکب فعل کی باریکیاں Izafat Constructionاضافت Idiomatic Expressions and Proverbsمحاورے اور کہاوتیں

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