-ঈ
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Assamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ঈ • (-i)
- (in nouns) one from, belonging to, relating to, or like
- (in adjectives) coming from, related to, like
- পাকিস্তান (pakistan, “Pakistan”) + -ঈ (-i) → পাকিস্তানী (pakistani, “Pakistani”, adjective)
Synonyms
[edit]Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- For the relational suffix, borrowed from Sanskrit -ঈয় (-īẏa), from Proto-Indo-European *-iHyos.
- For the possessive suffix, borrowed from Sanskrit -ঈন্ (-īn), from Proto-Indo-European *-inos.
- For the feminine suffix, borrowed from Sanskrit -ঈ (-ī), from Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂.
The first two uses were reinforced by Prakrit -𑀇𑀅 (-ia), from Sanskrit -ইক (-ika), from Proto-Indo-European *-i-kos. They were also possibly influenced by the unrelated Classical Persian ـی (-ī) and Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy).
Suffix
[edit]-ঈ • (-i)
- forms nouns and adjectives implying relation or association
- লন্ডন (lonḍon, “London”) + -ঈ (-i) → লন্ডনী (lonḍoni, “Londoner”, noun)
- বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś, “Bangladesh”) + -ঈ (-i) → বাংলাদেশী (baṅladeśi, “Bangladeshi”, adjective)
- forms nouns and adjectives indicating possession of or having a property or quality
- forms feminine nouns and adjectives
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- Assamese terms derived from Persian
- Assamese lemmas
- Assamese suffixes
- Bengali terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Bengali terms derived from Sanskrit
- Bengali terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Bengali terms inherited from Prakrit
- Bengali terms derived from Prakrit
- Bengali terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Bengali terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Bengali lemmas
- Bengali suffixes