ـی

Persian

[iː]

suffix
Definitions
  • Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns
  • Forms surnames.
  • The thirty-second and final letter of the -Arabic Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by . Its name is یه (tr=ye) or یا (tr=yâ).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian -yk' inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (typical of, pertaining to, suffix forming adjectives denoting the characteristic of, suffix forming adjectives denoting characteristic of).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-kos

Gloss

typical of, pertaining to, suffix forming adjectives denoting the characteristic of, suffix forming adjectives denoting characteristic of

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