-ईन

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See also: -ईण

Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit -ईन (-īna).

Suffix

-ईन (-īn) (Urdu spelling ـین)

  1. relating to
    काल (kāl, time) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎कालीन (kālīn, relating to a particular time)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـین (in).

Suffix

-ईन (-īn) (Urdu spelling ـین)

  1. having, possessing
    शौक़ (śauq, hobby) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎शौक़ीन (śauqīn, having a hobby)
    रंग (raṅg, colour) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎रंगीन (raṅgīn, having a colour, colourful)
    नमक (namak, salt) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎नमकीन (namkīn, having salt, salty)
Derived terms

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • -ईण (-īṇa) (after some stems with retroflexes, see Sanskrit sandhi rules)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHnas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Compare Persian ـین (in).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ईन (-īna)

  1. relating to, belonging to
    ग्राम (grāma, village) + ‎-ईन (-īna) → ‎ग्रामीण (grāmīṇa, belonging to the village)
    कुल (kula, family) + ‎-ईन (-īna) → ‎कुलीन (kulīna, belonging to the family)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of -ईन (-īna)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -ईनः
-īnaḥ
-ईनौ / -ईना¹
-īnau / -īnā¹
-ईनाः / -ईनासः¹
-īnāḥ / -īnāsaḥ¹
Vocative -ईन
-īna
-ईनौ / -ईना¹
-īnau / -īnā¹
-ईनाः / -ईनासः¹
-īnāḥ / -īnāsaḥ¹
Accusative -ईनम्
-īnam
-ईनौ / -ईना¹
-īnau / -īnā¹
-ईनान्
-īnān
Instrumental -ईनेन
-īnena
-ईनाभ्याम्
-īnābhyām
-ईनैः / -ईनेभिः¹
-īnaiḥ / -īnebhiḥ¹
Dative -ईनाय
-īnāya
-ईनाभ्याम्
-īnābhyām
-ईनेभ्यः
-īnebhyaḥ
Ablative -ईनात्
-īnāt
-ईनाभ्याम्
-īnābhyām
-ईनेभ्यः
-īnebhyaḥ
Genitive -ईनस्य
-īnasya
-ईनयोः
-īnayoḥ
-ईनानाम्
-īnānām
Locative -ईने
-īne
-ईनयोः
-īnayoḥ
-ईनेषु
-īneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of -ईना (-īnā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -ईना
-īnā
-ईने
-īne
-ईनाः
-īnāḥ
Vocative -ईने
-īne
-ईने
-īne
-ईनाः
-īnāḥ
Accusative -ईनाम्
-īnām
-ईने
-īne
-ईनाः
-īnāḥ
Instrumental -ईनया / -ईना¹
-īnayā / -īnā¹
-ईनाभ्याम्
-īnābhyām
-ईनाभिः
-īnābhiḥ
Dative -ईनायै
-īnāyai
-ईनाभ्याम्
-īnābhyām
-ईनाभ्यः
-īnābhyaḥ
Ablative -ईनायाः / -ईनायै²
-īnāyāḥ / -īnāyai²
-ईनाभ्याम्
-īnābhyām
-ईनाभ्यः
-īnābhyaḥ
Genitive -ईनायाः / -ईनायै²
-īnāyāḥ / -īnāyai²
-ईनयोः
-īnayoḥ
-ईनानाम्
-īnānām
Locative -ईनायाम्
-īnāyām
-ईनयोः
-īnayoḥ
-ईनासु
-īnāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of -ईन (-īna)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -ईनम्
-īnam
-ईने
-īne
-ईनानि / -ईना¹
-īnāni / -īnā¹
Vocative -ईन
-īna
-ईने
-īne
-ईनानि / -ईना¹
-īnāni / -īnā¹
Accusative -ईनम्
-īnam
-ईने
-īne
-ईनानि / -ईना¹
-īnāni / -īnā¹
Instrumental -ईनेन
-īnena
-ईनाभ्याम्
-īnābhyām
-ईनैः / -ईनेभिः¹
-īnaiḥ / -īnebhiḥ¹
Dative -ईनाय
-īnāya
-ईनाभ्याम्
-īnābhyām
-ईनेभ्यः
-īnebhyaḥ
Ablative -ईनात्
-īnāt
-ईनाभ्याम्
-īnābhyām
-ईनेभ्यः
-īnebhyaḥ
Genitive -ईनस्य
-īnasya
-ईनयोः
-īnayoḥ
-ईनानाम्
-īnānām
Locative -ईने
-īne
-ईनयोः
-īnayoḥ
-ईनेषु
-īneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms