ـی
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian -yk' / 𐭩𐭪𐭩 (-īg) or Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [iː], [i]
Suffix
ـی • (-i)
Usage notes
ـی is the form that follows words ending in consonants. Adjectives ending in the short vowel ـه (-e) will use the form ـگی (-egi) for their derived nouns, while nouns ending in ـه (-e) will usually add the non-joining ای (-i) to form their derived adjectives. Both nouns and adjectives ending in the long vowels ـا (-â) and ـو (-u) will use the form یی (-yi)
As a derivational suffix, ـی and the above-mentioned alternative forms take the stress in a word, as in خورشیدی (xoršidí, “solar”). As the marked indefinite or relative definite suffix, the stress remains on the root of the word, as in خورشیدی (xoršídi, “a sun / the sun which”)
Most Persian surnames end in this suffix.
See also
- Category:Persian words suffixed with ـی
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (-īh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [iː]
Suffix
ـی • (-i)
Etymology 3
From Middle Persian 𐭸 (ē(w)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian, Dari) IPA(key): [eː]
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [iː]