ـنده
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (-ntk' /-andag/), from [script needed] (-nt' /-and/) + [script needed] (-k' /-ag/), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-onts. Akin to Old Armenian -անդակ (-andak), an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /‿in.ˈda/, /‿an.ˈda/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [‿ɪn̪.d̪ä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [‿æn̪.d̪e]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [‿än̪.d̪ä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | -inda, -anda |
| Dari reading? | -inda |
| Iranian reading? | -ande |
| Tajik reading? | -anda |
Suffix
ـنده • (-ande)
- a suffix that makes agent nouns; such as -er
Related terms
- ـند (-and)
- ـه (-e)