ـگین

Persian

Etymology

Contraction of ـآگین (-âgin).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [.ɡiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.ɡiːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.ɡiːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [.ɡiːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [.ɡin]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [.ɡʲiːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [.ɡin]

Readings
Classical reading?
Dari reading?
Iranian reading?
Tajik reading?

Suffix

Dari	ـگین
Iranian Persian
Tajik	-гин

ـگین • (-gin)

1. -ful (especially for nouns of emotion, deriving an adjective referring to being full of that emotion)

   ‎غم (ğam, “grief”) + ‎ـگین (-gin) → ‎غمگین (ğamgin, “sad, saddened”)

   ‎شرم (šarm, “embarrassment”) + ‎ـگین (-gin) → ‎شرمگین (šarmgin, “embarrassed”)

Derived terms

Persian terms suffixed with ـگین

See also

• ـناک (-nâk)