Hindi suffix

-ई

-ī
abstract state · agent · relational adjective

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

ADJ · N

Status

Establisheddraft

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Words built with -ई

आज़ादी
āzādī
the state of being free
आज़ाद+-ई
दोस्ती
dostī
the relation of being friends
दोस्त+-ई
कमज़ोरी
kamzorī
the state of being weak
कमज़ोर+-ई
ईमानदारी
īmāndārī
the state of being honest
ईमान+-दार+-ई
समझदारी
samajhdārī
deep practical knowledge
समझ+-दार+-ई
ख़ुशी
xušī
the state of feeling good
ख़ुश+-ई
उदासी
udāsī
the state of feeling bad
उदास+-ई
सुस्ती
sustī
unwillingness to work
सुस्त+-ई
बीमारी
bīmārī
the state of being ill
बीमार+-ई
मेहरबानी
meharbānī
the quality of doing good to others
मेहरबान+-ई
चालाकी
cālākī
quickness of thought
चालाक+-ई
व्यापारी
vyāpārī
one who trades
व्यापार+-ई

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -ness
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ity
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -hood
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ship
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -dom
    register-matched functional equivalent

French

  • -ité
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -té
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -esse
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -eur
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ie
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -itude
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -ance
    register-matched functional equivalent

Hindi

this affix: -ई

    Telugu

    • -తనం
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -త్వం
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -త
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -రికం
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Tamil