ـیی
See also: ئى
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /‿ˈjiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [‿jiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [‿jiː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [‿ji]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | -yī |
| Dari reading? | -yī |
| Iranian reading? | -yi |
| Tajik reading? | -yi |
Suffix
ـیی • (-yi)
- form of the suffix ـی for words that end in the long vowels ـا (-â) 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
See also
- ـگی (-egi)