-она

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian ـَانَه (-āna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ona/, [ʔɔ.nä]

Noun

-она • (-ona) (Persian spelling ـانه)

1. A combining suffix that makes adjectives from nouns

   ошиқ (ošiq, “amorous”) + -она (-ona) = ошиқона (ošiqona, “amorously, romantic”)

   шаб (šab, “night”) + -она (-ona) = шабона (šabona, “nocturnal”)

   мард (mard, “night”) + -она (-ona) = мардона (mardona, “manly, masculine”)

Derived terms

Tajik terms suffixed with -она