-गी

Hindi Etymology hi :bor fa-cls:ـگِی<id:suffix> suffix 1 + First attested as hi hi-mid گی -gy -gī. Pronunciation Suffix suf ـگی form of the suffix hi -ई for words of that end in hi -आ hi मर्दाना मर्दानगी manly manliness mardānagī Usage notes Usually only forms nouns from Perso-Arabic adjectives ending in hi -आ, and this suffix replaces the hi -आ. It is equivalent to the hi -ई of Perso-Arabic origin, which is used after consonants. Derived terms hi hi noun-forming suffixes