"ـین" meaning in Persian

See ـین in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [.ʔiːn] [Classical-Persian], [.ʔiːn] [Dari, formal], [.ʔiːn] [Dari, formal], [.ʔiːn] [Kabuli], [.ʔin] (note: Hazaragi), [.ʔiːn] [Iran, formal], [.ʔin] [Tajik, formal] Forms: -in [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [script needed] (-yn /⁠-ēn⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *-ayHnah. Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|tr=-yn|ts=-ēn}} Middle Persian [script needed] (-yn /⁠-ēn⁠/), {{inh|fa|ira-pro|*-ayHnah}} Proto-Iranian *-ayHnah Head templates: {{head|fa|suffix|tr=-in}} ـین • (-in)
  1. suffix which forms adjectives of material or quality; -en Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ـین-fa-suffix-rZJUfFK4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: [.ʔiːn] [Classical-Persian], [.ʔiːn] [Dari, formal], [.ʔiːn] [Dari, formal], [.ʔiːn] [Kabuli], [.ʔin] (note: Hazaragi), [.ʔiːn] [Iran, formal], [.ʔin] [Tajik, formal] Forms: -in [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic ـِينَ (-īna, genitive/accusative plural suffix). The case distinction, which is alien to Modern Persian, was lost, but the Arabic nominative form ـُونَ (-ūna) came to be used with nisba nouns for euphonic reasons. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|ـِينَ|pos=genitive/accusative plural suffix}} Borrowed from Arabic ـِينَ (-īna, genitive/accusative plural suffix) Head templates: {{head|fa|suffix|tr=-in}} ـین • (-in)
  1. (dated, literary) a plural suffix used with certain nouns denoting persons, generally of Arabic origin Tags: dated, literary, morpheme Synonyms: ـون (-un) (alt: used with nouns ending in ی (-i))
    Sense id: en-ـین-fa-suffix-v-xFbjVX Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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