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Assamese
Etymology
From Persian -ی.
Suffix
-ঈ • (-i)
- (in nouns) one from, belonging to, relating to, or like
- (in adjectives) coming from, related to, like
- পাকিস্তান (pakistan, “Pakistan”) + -ঈ (-i) → পাকিস্তানী (pakistani, “Pakistani”, adjective)
Synonyms
Bengali
Etymology
The first two uses were reinforced by Prakrit -𑀇𑀅 (-ia), from Sanskrit -ইক (-ika), from Proto-Indo-European *-i-kos. They were also possibly influenced by the unrelated Classical Persian ـی (-ī) and Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy).
Suffix
-ঈ • (-i)
- forms nouns and adjectives implying relation or association
- লন্ডন (lonḍon, “London”) + -ঈ (-i) → লন্ডনী (lonḍoni, “Londoner”, noun)
- বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś, “Bangladesh”) + -ঈ (-i) → বাংলাদেশী (baṅladeśi, “Bangladeshi”, adjective)
- forms nouns and adjectives indicating possession of or having a property or quality
- দরকার (dorkar, “necessity”) + -ঈ (-i) → দরকারী (dorkari, “necessary”)
- প্রাণ (pran, “life”) + -ঈ (-i) → প্রাণী (prani, “animal”)
- forms feminine nouns and adjectives
- কাল (kal, “dark-skinned”) + -ঈ (-i) → কালী (kali, “Kali (a goddess represented with dark skin)”)
- সুন্দর (śundor, “beautiful”) + -ঈ (-i) → সুন্দরী (śundori, “beautiful (female)”)
Derived terms