گی

گی

See also: كي‎, کی‎, and گے‎

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [eˈɡʲiː]
• (Dari) IPA^(key): [æˈɡʲiː]

Suffix

Dari Persian	گی‎
Iranian Persian	گی‎
Tajiki Persian	-гӣ (-gī)

ـگی • (-egi)

1. Form of the suffix ـی‎ for words that end in the short vowel ـه‎ (-e)

   مردانه‎ (mardâne, “masculine”) + ـگی (gi) = مردانگی‎ (mardânegi, “masculinity”)

   برهنه‎ (berahne, “naked”) + ـگی (gi) = برهنگی‎ (berahnegi, “nudity”)

Usage notes

Usually only forms nouns from adjectives. Most adjectives formed from nouns ending in -e use the non-joining form ای‎ (-i).

See also

• Category:Persian words suffixed with ـگی
• یی‎ (-yi)