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Meaning of -ӣ | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
ˈi

Definitions

  1. adjectival suffix, creating adjectives from nouns or infinitive verbs
    -i, morpheme
  2. of or relating to a noun
    -i, morpheme
  3. nominal suffix, creating abstract nouns from adjectives, nouns, or titles
    -i, morpheme
  4. second-person verbal suffix
    -i, morpheme
  5. from or belonging to a noun
    -i, morpheme
  6. the ability or capability to do a verb
    -i, morpheme
  7. a surname forming suffix
    -i, broadly, morpheme

Examples

“хуршед (xuršed, “sun”) + -ӣ (-i) → хуршедӣ (xuršedi, “solar”)”
“тоҷик (tojik, “Tajik (person)”) + -ӣ (-i) → тоҷикӣ (tojiki, “Tajik”)”
“Озарбойҷон (Ozarboyjon, “Azerbaijan”) + -ӣ (-i) → озарбойҷонӣ (ozarboyjoni, “Azerbaijani”)”
“хӯрдан (xürdan, “to eat”) + -ӣ (-i) → хӯрданӣ (xürdani, “edible”)”
“ҳамид (hamid, “praise”) + -ӣ (-i) → Ҳамидӣ (Hamidi, “Hamidi”)”
“амон (amon, “safety, mercy”) + -ӣ (-i) → Амонӣ (Amoni, “Amoni”)”
“дур (dur, “far”) + -ӣ (-i) → дурӣ (duri, “distance”)”
“озод (ozod, “free”) + -ӣ (-i) → озодӣ (ozodi, “freedom”)”
“кард (kard, “did”) + -ӣ (-i) → кардӣ (kardi, “you did”)”

CEFR level

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

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