-ই
Bengali
Alternative forms
- -ঈ (-i)
Etymology
- For the adjectival and agentive suffix, merged from Sanskrit -इक (-ika, adjectival and agentive suffix) and -ई (-ī, adjectival suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-ikos and *-iHyos respectively. Also influenced by the cognate Classical Persian ـی (-ī) and the unrelated Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy).
- For the feminine suffix, from Sanskrit -ई (-ī), from Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i/
Suffix
-ই • (-i)
- forms adjectives and agent nouns from nouns and adjectives
- forms some feminine nouns
Derived terms
Bengali terms suffixed with -ই
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