-ईन

See also: -ईण

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /iːn/, [ĩːn]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit -ईन (-īna).

Suffix

-ईन • (-īn) (Urdu spelling ـین)

1. relating to

   ‎काल (kāl, “time”) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎कालीन (kālīn, “relating to a particular time”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -ईन

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـین (in).

Suffix

-ईन • (-īn) (Urdu spelling ـین)

1. having, possessing

   ‎शौक़ (śauq, “hobby”) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎शौक़ीन (śauqīn, “having a hobby”)

   ‎रंग (raṅg, “colour”) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎रंगीन (raṅgīn, “having a colour, colourful”)

   ‎नमक (namak, “salt”) + ‎-ईन (-īn) → ‎नमकीन (namkīn, “having salt, salty”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -ईन

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• -ईण (-īṇa) (after some stems with retroflexes, see Sanskrit sandhi rules)

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• -ঈন (Assamese script)
• -ᬈᬦ (Balinese script)
• -ঈন (Bengali script)
• -𑰃𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• -𑀈𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• -ဤန (Burmese script)
• -ઈન (Gujarati script)
• -ਈਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• -𑌈𑌨 (Grantha script)
• -ꦇꦤ (Javanese script)
• -𑂆𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• -ಈನ (Kannada script)
• -ឦន (Khmer script)
• -ອີນ (Lao script)
• -ഈന (Malayalam script)
• ᠊ᡳᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• -𑘃𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠊ᠢᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• -𑦣𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• -𑐃𑐣 (Newa script)
• -ଈନ (Odia script)
• -ꢅꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• -𑆆𑆤 (Sharada script)
• -𑖃𑖡 (Siddham script)
• -ඊන (Sinhalese script)
• -𑩐𑩑𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• -𑚃𑚝 (Takri script)
• -ஈந (Tamil script)
• -ఈన (Telugu script)
• -อีน (Thai script)
• -ཨཱི་ན (Tibetan script)
• -𑒄𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• -𑨀𑨁𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHnas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Compare Persian ـین (in).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /iː.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.n̪ɐ/

Suffix

-ईन • (-īna)

1. relating to, belonging to

   ‎ग्राम (grāma, “village”) + ‎-ईन (-īna) → ‎ग्रामीण (grāmīṇa, “belonging to the village”)

   ‎कुल (kula, “family”) + ‎-ईन (-īna) → ‎कुलीन (kulīna, “belonging to the family”)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of -ईन (-īna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ईनः -īnaḥ	-ईनौ / -ईना¹ -īnau / -īnā¹	-ईनाः / -ईनासः¹ -īnāḥ / -īnāsaḥ¹
Vocative	-ईन -īna	-ईनौ / -ईना¹ -īnau / -īnā¹	-ईनाः / -ईनासः¹ -īnāḥ / -īnāsaḥ¹
Accusative	-ईनम् -īnam	-ईनौ / -ईना¹ -īnau / -īnā¹	-ईनान् -īnān
Instrumental	-ईनेन -īnena	-ईनाभ्याम् -īnābhyām	-ईनैः / -ईनेभिः¹ -īnaiḥ / -īnebhiḥ¹
Dative	-ईनाय -īnāya	-ईनाभ्याम् -īnābhyām	-ईनेभ्यः -īnebhyaḥ
Ablative	-ईनात् -īnāt	-ईनाभ्याम् -īnābhyām	-ईनेभ्यः -īnebhyaḥ
Genitive	-ईनस्य -īnasya	-ईनयोः -īnayoḥ	-ईनानाम् -īnānām
Locative	-ईने -īne	-ईनयोः -īnayoḥ	-ईनेषु -īneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of -ईना (-īnā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ईना -īnā	-ईने -īne	-ईनाः -īnāḥ
Vocative	-ईने -īne	-ईने -īne	-ईनाः -īnāḥ
Accusative	-ईनाम् -īnām	-ईने -īne	-ईनाः -īnāḥ
Instrumental	-ईनया / -ईना¹ -īnayā / -īnā¹	-ईनाभ्याम् -īnābhyām	-ईनाभिः -īnābhiḥ
Dative	-ईनायै -īnāyai	-ईनाभ्याम् -īnābhyām	-ईनाभ्यः -īnābhyaḥ
Ablative	-ईनायाः / -ईनायै² -īnāyāḥ / -īnāyai²	-ईनाभ्याम् -īnābhyām	-ईनाभ्यः -īnābhyaḥ
Genitive	-ईनायाः / -ईनायै² -īnāyāḥ / -īnāyai²	-ईनयोः -īnayoḥ	-ईनानाम् -īnānām
Locative	-ईनायाम् -īnāyām	-ईनयोः -īnayoḥ	-ईनासु -īnāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of -ईन (-īna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ईनम् -īnam	-ईने -īne	-ईनानि / -ईना¹ -īnāni / -īnā¹
Vocative	-ईन -īna	-ईने -īne	-ईनानि / -ईना¹ -īnāni / -īnā¹
Accusative	-ईनम् -īnam	-ईने -īne	-ईनानि / -ईना¹ -īnāni / -īnā¹
Instrumental	-ईनेन -īnena	-ईनाभ्याम् -īnābhyām	-ईनैः / -ईनेभिः¹ -īnaiḥ / -īnebhiḥ¹
Dative	-ईनाय -īnāya	-ईनाभ्याम् -īnābhyām	-ईनेभ्यः -īnebhyaḥ
Ablative	-ईनात् -īnāt	-ईनाभ्याम् -īnābhyām	-ईनेभ्यः -īnebhyaḥ
Genitive	-ईनस्य -īnasya	-ईनयोः -īnayoḥ	-ईनानाम् -īnānām
Locative	-ईने -īne	-ईनयोः -īnayoḥ	-ईनेषु -īneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -ईन