Meaning of -ઈ | Babel Free

Definitions

1. forms nouns and adjectives implying relation or association
   morpheme
2. forms nouns and adjectives indicating possession of or having a property or quality
   morpheme
3. suffix of feminine marked singular nouns
   morpheme
4. suffix of feminine marked adjectives
   morpheme

Examples

“કચ્છ (kacch, “Kutch”) + -ઈ (-ī) → કચ્છી (kacchī, “Kutchi”)”

“દોસ્ત (dost, “friend”) + -ઈ (-ī) → દોસ્તી (dostī, “friendship”)”

“પહાડ (pahāḍ, “mountain”) + -ઈ (-ī) → પહાડી (pahāḍī, “mountainous”)”

“જરૂર (jarūr, “necessity”) + -ઈ (-ī) → જરૂરી (jarūrī, “necessary”)”

“ઊંચું (ū̃cũ, “tall”) + -ઈ (-ī) → ઊંચી (ū̃cī, “tall (feminine)”)”

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