ـیی

See also: ئى

Persian

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? -yī
Dari reading? -yī
Iranian reading? -yi
Tajik reading? -yi

Suffix

ـیی • (-yi)

  1. form of the suffix ـی for words that end in the long vowels ـا () and ـو (-u), and after ـه (-a) in standard Dari
    طلا (talâ, gold) + ‎ـیی → ‎طلایی (talâyi, golden)
    فضا (fazâ, space) + ‎ـیی → ‎فضایی (fazâyi, spatial)
    دوجنس‌گرا (do-jens-garâ, bisexual) + ‎ـیی → ‎دوجنس‌گرایی (do-jens-garâyi, bisexuality)
    جنگجو (jangju, militant) + ‎ـیی → ‎جنگجویی (jangjuyi, militance)
    جستجو (jostoju, search) + ‎ـیی → ‎جستجویی (jostojuyi, searching)

Derived terms

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