-ईन

See also: -ईण

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /iːn/, [ĩːn]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit -ईन (-īna).

Suffix

-ईन • (-īn) (Urdu spelling ـین)

1. relating to

   ‎काल (kāl, “time”) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎कालीन (kālīn, “relating to a particular time”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -ईन

कालीन

नमकीन

रंगीन

शौक़ीन

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـین (in).

Suffix

-ईन • (-īn) (Urdu spelling ـین)

1. having, possessing

   ‎शौक़ (śauq, “hobby”) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎शौक़ीन (śauqīn, “having a hobby”)

   ‎रंग (raṅg, “colour”) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎रंगीन (raṅgīn, “having a colour, colourful”)

   ‎नमक (namak, “salt”) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎नमकीन (namkīn, “having salt, salty”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -ईन

कालीन

नमकीन

रंगीन

शौक़ीन

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• -ईण (-īṇa) (after some stems with retroflexes, see Sanskrit sandhi rules)

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• -ᬈᬦ (Balinese script)
• -ဤန (Burmese script)
• -ईन (Devanagari script)
• -ਈਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• -𑌈𑌨 (Grantha script)
• -ꦇꦤ (Javanese script)
• -𑂆𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• -ឦន (Khmer script)
• -ອີນ (Lao script)
• -ഈന (Malayalam script)
• -ᡳᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• -𑘃𑘡 (Modi script)
• -ᠢᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• -𑦣𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• -𑐃𑐣 (Newa script)
• -ଈନ (Odia script)
• -ꢅꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• -𑆆𑆤 (Sharada script)
• -𑖃𑖡 (Siddham script)
• -ඊන (Sinhalese script)
• -𑩐𑩑𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• -𑚃𑚝 (Takri script)
• -ஈந (Tamil script)
• -อีน (Thai script)
• -ཨཱི་ན (Tibetan script)
• -𑨀𑨁𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHnas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Compare Persian ـین (in).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /iː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /iː.n̪ɐ/

Suffix

-ईन • (-īna)

1. relating to, belonging to

   ‎ग्राम (grāma, “village”) + ‎-ईन (-īna) → ‎ग्रामीण (grāmīṇa, “belonging to the village”)

   ‎कुल (kula, “family”) + ‎-ईन (-īna) → ‎कुलीन (kulīna, “belonging to the family”)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of -ईन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-ईनः (-īnaḥ)	-ईनौ (-īnau) -ईना¹ (-īnā¹)	-ईनाः (-īnāḥ) -ईनासः¹ (-īnāsaḥ¹)
vocative	-ईन (-īna)	-ईनौ (-īnau) -ईना¹ (-īnā¹)	-ईनाः (-īnāḥ) -ईनासः¹ (-īnāsaḥ¹)
accusative	-ईनम् (-īnam)	-ईनौ (-īnau) -ईना¹ (-īnā¹)	-ईनान् (-īnān)
instrumental	-ईनेन (-īnena)	-ईनाभ्याम् (-īnābhyām)	-ईनैः (-īnaiḥ) -ईनेभिः¹ (-īnebhiḥ¹)
dative	-ईनाय (-īnāya)	-ईनाभ्याम् (-īnābhyām)	-ईनेभ्यः (-īnebhyaḥ)
ablative	-ईनात् (-īnāt)	-ईनाभ्याम् (-īnābhyām)	-ईनेभ्यः (-īnebhyaḥ)
genitive	-ईनस्य (-īnasya)	-ईनयोः (-īnayoḥ)	-ईनानाम् (-īnānām)
locative	-ईने (-īne)	-ईनयोः (-īnayoḥ)	-ईनेषु (-īneṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of -ईना

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-ईना (-īnā)	-ईने (-īne)	-ईनाः (-īnāḥ)
vocative	-ईने (-īne)	-ईने (-īne)	-ईनाः (-īnāḥ)
accusative	-ईनाम् (-īnām)	-ईने (-īne)	-ईनाः (-īnāḥ)
instrumental	-ईनया (-īnayā) -ईना¹ (-īnā¹)	-ईनाभ्याम् (-īnābhyām)	-ईनाभिः (-īnābhiḥ)
dative	-ईनायै (-īnāyai)	-ईनाभ्याम् (-īnābhyām)	-ईनाभ्यः (-īnābhyaḥ)
ablative	-ईनायाः (-īnāyāḥ) -ईनायै² (-īnāyai²)	-ईनाभ्याम् (-īnābhyām)	-ईनाभ्यः (-īnābhyaḥ)
genitive	-ईनायाः (-īnāyāḥ) -ईनायै² (-īnāyai²)	-ईनयोः (-īnayoḥ)	-ईनानाम् (-īnānām)
locative	-ईनायाम् (-īnāyām)	-ईनयोः (-īnayoḥ)	-ईनासु (-īnāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of -ईन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-ईनम् (-īnam)	-ईने (-īne)	-ईनानि (-īnāni) -ईना¹ (-īnā¹)
vocative	-ईन (-īna)	-ईने (-īne)	-ईनानि (-īnāni) -ईना¹ (-īnā¹)
accusative	-ईनम् (-īnam)	-ईने (-īne)	-ईनानि (-īnāni) -ईना¹ (-īnā¹)
instrumental	-ईनेन (-īnena)	-ईनाभ्याम् (-īnābhyām)	-ईनैः (-īnaiḥ) -ईनेभिः¹ (-īnebhiḥ¹)
dative	-ईनाय (-īnāya)	-ईनाभ्याम् (-īnābhyām)	-ईनेभ्यः (-īnebhyaḥ)
ablative	-ईनात् (-īnāt)	-ईनाभ्याम् (-īnābhyām)	-ईनेभ्यः (-īnebhyaḥ)
genitive	-ईनस्य (-īnasya)	-ईनयोः (-īnayoḥ)	-ईनानाम् (-īnānām)
locative	-ईने (-īne)	-ईनयोः (-īnayoḥ)	-ईनेषु (-īneṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -ईन

कालीन

कुलीन

ग्रामीण

प्राचीन