ـگی

ـگی • (-gi)

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

   ‎مردانه (mardâne, “masculine, manly”) → ‎مردانگی (mardânegi, “masculinity, manliness”)

   ‎برهنه (berahne, “naked, nude”) → ‎برهنگی (berahnegi, “nudity”)

   ‎قاعده (qâ'ede, “menstruating”) → ‎قاعدگی (qâ'edegi, “menstruation”)

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

• ـیی (-yi)

ـگی • (-gī)

1. form of the suffix ـی (-ī) for words that end in the short vowel ـہ (-a)