-ਈ

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Punjabi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit -इक (-ika) or Sanskrit -ईय (-īya). Later influenced by Classical Persian ـی (), from Middle Persian -yk' / 𐭩𐭪𐭩 (yky /⁠-īg⁠/, adjectival suffix), a cognate of Sanskrit -इक (-ika) through Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas. Also influenced by Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix), which in Classical Persian becomes ی ().

Suffix

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-ਈ ()

  1. relating to, forms adjectives from nouns
    ਭਾਰਤ (bhārat, India) + ‎-ਈ () → ‎ਭਾਰਤੀ (bhārtī, Indian)
    ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ (viśeśaṇ, adjective) + ‎-ਈ () → ‎ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣੀ (viśeśṇī, adjectival)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from the nominative singular form of Sanskrit -इन् (-in, doer, possessor).

Suffix

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-ਈ (m

  1. doer, possessor
    ਸੁਖ (sukh, comfort, ease) + ‎-ਈ () → ‎ਸੁਖੀ (sukhī, comforting)
    ਯਾਤਰਾ (yātrā, travel) + ‎-ਈ () → ‎ਯਾਤਰੀ (yātrī, traveller)

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ـی (), from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) (forms nouns from adjectives).[1]

Suffix

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-ਈ (f

  1. forms abstract nouns from adjectives or common nouns
    ਡੱਬਾਬੰਦ (ḍabbāband, canned) + ‎-ਈ () → ‎ਡੱਬਾਬੰਦੀ (ḍabbābandī, canning)
    ਮੈਂਬਰ (maimbar, member) + ‎-ਈ () → ‎ਮੈਂਬਰੀ (maimbrī, membership)
Derived terms
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References

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