-ईजिये

-ईजिये

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa -इज्जै (-ijjai, indicative third-person present passive), from Sanskrit -यते (-yate), where the medial -y- has undergone -(i)y- > -ijj- > -īj-. Compare the more common -इये (-iye), where the medial -y- was possibly borrowed or reinserted at some point. The latter has influenced this verb, extending the ending to -iye.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /iː.d͡ʒɪ.jeː/, [iː.d͡ʒi.jeː]

Suffix

-ईजिये • (-ījiye)

1. suffix for present third-person singular or plural imperative of some verbs; the imperative marker for आप (āp), the most respectful imperative marker, for a handful of common verbs (कीजिये (kījiye), दीजिये (dījiye), etc)

Alternative forms

• -ईजिए (-ījie)

References

1. Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 42