-गी
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian گی (-gi).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-गी • (-gī) (Urdu spelling ـگی)
- forms abstract nouns from adjectives or common nouns
Usage notes
[edit]Usually only forms nouns from Perso-Arabic adjectives ending in -आ (-ā), and this suffix replaces the -आ (-ā). It is equivalent to the -ई (-ī) of Perso-Arabic origin, which is used after consonants.