-ই

See also: ই and হ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• -ঈ (-i)

Etymology

• For the adjectival and agentive suffix, merged from Sanskrit -इक (-ika, adjectival and agentive suffix) and -ई (-ī, adjectival suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-ikos and *-iHs respectively. Also influenced by the cognate Classical Persian ـی (-ī) and the unrelated Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy).
• For the feminine suffix, from Sanskrit -ई (-ī), from Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

Suffix

-ই • (-i)

1. forms adjectives and agent nouns from nouns and adjectives
2. forms some feminine nouns

Derived terms

Bengali terms suffixed with -ই