-ӣ

Inherited from Classical Persian ـِی (-ī), from Middle Persian [script needed] (yky /⁠īg⁠/), see Persian entry for more.

• IPA^(key): /ˈi/, [‿í] (usually accented)

-ӣ • (-i) (Persian spelling ـی)

2. adjectival suffix, creating adjectives from nouns or infinitive verbs
   1. of or relating to a noun

      ‎хуршед (xuršed, “sun”) + ‎-ӣ (-i) → ‎хуршедӣ (xuršedi, “solar”)

   2. from or belonging to a noun

      ‎тоҷик (tojik, “Tajik (person)”) + ‎-ӣ (-i) → ‎тоҷикӣ (tojiki, “Tajik”)

      ‎Озарбойҷон (Ozarboyjon, “Azerbaijan”) + ‎-ӣ (-i) → ‎озарбойҷонӣ (ozarboyjoni, “Azerbaijani”)

   3. the ability or capability to do a verb

      ‎хӯрдан (xürdan, “to eat”) + ‎-ӣ (-i) → ‎хӯрданӣ (xürdani, “edible”)

3. (by extension) a surname forming suffix

   ‎ҳамид (hamid, “praise”) + ‎-ӣ (-i) → ‎Ҳамидӣ (Hamidi, “Hamidi”)

   ‎амон (amon, “safety, mercy”) + ‎-ӣ (-i) → ‎Амонӣ (Amoni, “Amoni”)

Inherited from Classical Persian ـِی (-ī), from Middle Persian [script needed] (yḥ /⁠īh⁠/), see Persian entry for more.

• IPA^(key): /ˈi/, [‿í] (usually accented)

-ӣ • (-i) (Persian spelling ـی)

2. nominal suffix, creating abstract nouns from adjectives, nouns, or titles

   Alternative forms: -гӣ (-gi), after words ending with а

   ‎дур (dur, “far”) + ‎-ӣ (-i) → ‎дурӣ (duri, “distance”)

   ‎озод (ozod, “free”) + ‎-ӣ (-i) → ‎озодӣ (ozodi, “freedom”)

Inherited from Classical Persian ـِی (-ī).

• IPA^(key): /i/, [‿i] (never accented)

-ӣ • (-i) (Persian spelling ـی)

2. second-person verbal suffix

   ‎кард (kard, “did”) + ‎-ӣ (-i) → ‎кардӣ (kardi, “you did”)