-ਈ

-ਈ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit -इक (-ika, diminutive suffix) or Sanskrit -ईय (-īya, adjectival suffix).

Suffix

-ਈ • (-ī)

1. relating to, forms adjectives from nouns

   ‎ਭਾਰਤ (bhārat, “India”) + ‎-ਈ (-ī) → ‎ਭਾਰਤੀ (bhārtī, “Indian”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from the nominative singular form of Sanskrit -इन् (-in, “doer, possessor”).

Suffix

-ਈ • (-ī) m

1. doer, possessor

   ‎ਸੁਖ (sukh, “comfort, ease”) + ‎-ਈ (-ī) → ‎ਸੁਖੀ (sukhī, “comforting”)

   ‎ਯਾਤਰਾ (yātrā, “travel”) + ‎-ਈ (-ī) → ‎ਯਾਤਰੀ (yātrī, “traveller”)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Persian ـی‎ (-i), from Middle Persian -yk' / 𐭩𐭪𐭩‎ (yky /-īg/) or Arabic ـِيّ‎ (-iyy) or directly from Arabic ـِيّ‎ (-iyy, nisba suffix).

Suffix

-ਈ • (-ī) f

1. forms abstract nouns from adjectives or common nouns

   ‎ਦੋਸਤ (dosat, “friend”) + ‎-ਈ (-ī) → ‎ਦੋਸਤੀ (dostī, “friendship”)

Derived terms

Punjabi terms suffixed with -ਈ