-ए

See also: -एं

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /eː/

Etymology 1

Merging from a few sources:

Suffix

-ए • (-e)

  1. Marks the second-person singular simple subjunctive.
  2. Marks the third-person singular simple subjunctive.

Etymology 2

All forms are ultimately from Sanskrit -अक (-aka):

  • The oblique singular probably inherited from Apabhramsa -अहिं (-ahiṃ), from Prakrit -𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀺 (-aṃsi), from Sanskrit -अस्मिन् (-asmin), the pronominal locative singular ending (cf. अस्मिन् (asmin), तस्मिन् (tasmin), etc). The nasality was lost due to interference from the alternative Apabhramsa -अए (-aĕ/-ai) ending, from -𑀅𑀕𑁂 (-age), ultimately from Sanskrit -अ (-a) + -के (-ke), the locative singular of -क (-ka). That this ending is continues the pronominal locative singular ending is not beyond doubt, because normally the oblique case is based on the genitive. Alternatively, this ending is the result of a crossing of the above two sources, Apabhramsa -अहु (-ahu, genitive singular) (from Sanskrit -अस्य (-asya)[1]), and -एं (-ĕṃ/-iṃ, instrumental singular) (from Sanskrit -एन (-ena)).
  • The vocative singular inherited from Apabhramsa -अय (-aya), from Prakrit -𑀅𑀕 (-aga), from Sanskrit -अक m (-aka), the vocative singular.
  • The direct plural inherited from Apabhramsa -अय (-aya), from Prakrit -𑀅𑀕𑀸 (-agā), from Sanskrit -अकाः m (-akāḥ), the nominative plural.
  • The oblique plural Sanskrit -अकानाम् (-akānām) gave -𑀅𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀁 (-agāṇāṃ), which developed into -ओं (). For adjectives, the ending was affected by haplological shortening early on resulting in -𑀅𑀕𑀸(𑀡𑀸𑀁) (-agā(ṇāṃ)), later Apabhramsa -अय (-aya) and finally -ए (-e). The oblique vocative had similar haplology. Compare Hindi -ई (). [2]

Suffix

-ए • (-e)

  1. oblique singular of -आ ()
  2. vocative singular of -आ ()
  3. nominative plural of -आ ()
  4. oblique plural of -आ () strictly for adjectives
    काले घोड़ों (kāle ghoṛõ) for "black horses" in the oblique plural; note the different conjugations for the adjective and noun
  5. vocative plural of -आ () strictly for adjectives

References

  1. ^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 1
  2. ^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, pages 5-6

Konkani

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ए • (-e) (Latin script -e, Kannada script -ಎ)

  1. masculine plural suffix

References

  • Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani[1], Goa University (doctoral thesis)

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [‿e]
  • Phonetic Devanagari:

Suffix

-ए • (-e)

  1. (slang, derogatory) Used to form nouns with an attitude of disgrace.
    राम (rām, Ram(name)) + ‎-ए (-e) → ‎रामे (rāme, Rame)

Rajbanshi

Suffix

-ए (-e)

  1. emphatic suffix in reduplicated nouns
    हड्डि हड्डि
    haḍḍie haḍḍi
    nothing but bones, all bones

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ay, from Proto-Indo-European *-ey or *-oy, the locative singular of *-os.

Suffix

-ए • (-em

  1. locative singular of -अ (-a)