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Meaning of -ঈ | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. forms nouns and adjectives implying relation or association
    -i, morpheme
  2. forms nouns and adjectives indicating possession of or having a property or quality
    -i, morpheme
  3. forms feminine nouns and adjectives
    -i, morpheme

Equivalents

العربية ـَة
বাংলা -আ -ইনী -নী
Cymraeg -es
Dansk -inde
Ελληνικά -ισσα
English -ess
Esperanto -ino
Suomi -tar
Français -e -esse -euse
Gaeilge ban-
עברית ־ה ־ית
हिन्दी -नी
Magyar -ne
Italiano -essa
Kurdî -a -în -inde -ino -ka
Latina -issa -trix
မြန်မာဘာသာ
Nederlands -esse -in
Polski -ka -owa
Português -a -esa
Română -easă -iță
Shqip -éshë
Svenska -inna -ska
Українська -еса

Examples

“লন্ডন (lonḍon, “London”) + -ঈ (-i) → লন্ডনী (lonḍoni, “Londoner”, noun)”
“বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś, “Bangladesh”) + -ঈ (-i) → বাংলাদেশী (baṅladeśi, “Bangladeshi”, adjective)”
“দরকার (dorkar, “necessity”) + -ঈ (-i) → দরকারী (dorkari, “necessary”)”
“প্রাণ (pran, “life”) + -ঈ (-i) → প্রাণী (prani, “animal”)”
“কাল (kal, “dark-skinned”) + -ঈ (-i) → কালী (kali, “Kali (a goddess represented with dark skin)”)”
“সুন্দর (śundor, “beautiful”) + -ঈ (-i) → সুন্দরী (śundori, “beautiful (female)”)”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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