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ـگی

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See also: گی

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /‿ˈɡiː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [‿ɡíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [‿ɡíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [‿ɡí]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [‿ɡʲíː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [‿ɡí]

Readings
Classical reading^?	-gī
Dari reading^?	-gī
Iranian reading^?	-gi
Tajik reading^?	-gi

Suffix

ـگی • (-gī / -gi) (Tajik spelling -гӣ)

form of the suffix (-ī / -i) for words that end in the short vowel (-a / -e)
‎ (mardāna / mardâne, “masculine, manly”) → ‎ (mardānagī / mardânegi, “masculinity, manliness”)

‎ (birahna / berahne, “naked, nude”) → ‎ (birahnagī / berahnegi, “nudity”)

‎ (qā'ida / ġâ'ede, “menstruating”) → ‎ (qā'idagī / ġâ'edegi, “menstruation”)

Usage notes

Usually only forms nouns from adjectives. Most adjectives formed from nouns ending in (-a / -e) use the non-joining forms (-i) (in Iran) or (-yī) (in Dari); but both forms may be present in each country.
‌Prescribed by some in Afghanistan and Proscribed in Iran to be written with a ZWNJ, e.g. (bačča-gī / bačče-gi). Although this way is present in both countries, the joined version (with (-a / -e) excluded) is more common in both.
Sometimes misspelled joined with he () or with a space ().

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Middle Hindi: گی (-gy /⁠-gī⁠/)
- Hindustani:
  Hindi: -गी (-gī)
  
  Urdu: ـگِی (-gī)

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Classical Persian (-gī)bor.

Urdu ـگی

Borrowed from Classical Persian (-gī). First attested as Middle Hindi گی (-gy /⁠-gī⁠/).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /‿ɡiː/

Suffix

ـگی • (-gī) (Hindi spelling -गी)

form of the suffix ـی (-ī) for words that end in the short vowel (-a)

Derived terms

Urdu terms suffixed with ـگی

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