"-ई" meaning in Sanskrit

See -ई in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /iː/ [Vedic], /iː/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Aryan *-iH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iH, from Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂. Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|inc-pro|*-iH}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *-iH, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*-iH}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iH, {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*-ih₂}} Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Head templates: {{head|sa|suffix|cat2=|g=f|head=|sccat=1|tr=}} -ई • (-ī) f, {{sa-suffix|g=f}} -ई • (-ī) f Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-f}} Forms: -ī [alternative], no-table-tags [table-tags], -ई [nominative, singular], -यौ [dual, nominative], -ई1 [dual, nominative], -यः [nominative, plural], -ईः1 [nominative, plural], -इ [-i, singular, vocative], -यौ [dual, vocative], -ई1 [dual, vocative], -यः [plural, vocative], -ईः1 [plural, vocative], -ईम् [accusative, singular], -यौ [accusative, dual], -ई1 [accusative, dual], -ईः [accusative, plural], -या [instrumental, singular], -ईभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], -ईभिः [instrumental, plural], -यै [dative, singular], -ईभ्याम् [dative, dual], -ईभ्यः [dative, plural], -याः [ablative, singular], -यै2 [ablative, singular], -ईभ्याम् [ablative, dual], -ईभ्यः [ablative, plural], -याः [genitive, singular], -यै2 [genitive, singular], -योः [dual, genitive], -ईनाम् [genitive, plural], -याम् [locative, singular], -योः [dual, locative], -ईषु [locative, plural]
  1. Feminizes nominal stems Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ई-sa-suffix-DORpKnLL Categories (other): Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit suffixes in Devanagari script, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Sanskrit suffixes in Devanagari script: 46 54 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 66 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /iː/ [Vedic], /iː/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: -ī́ [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|sa|suffix|cat2=|g=m|head=|sccat=1|tr=-ī́}} -ई • (-ī́) m, {{sa-suffix|g=m|tr=-ī́}} -ई • (-ī́) m
  1. nominative singular of -इन् (-ín) Tags: form-of, morpheme, nominative, singular Form of: -इन् (extra: -ín)
    Sense id: en--ई-sa-suffix--nU4K6NT Categories (other): Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit suffixes in Devanagari script Disambiguation of Sanskrit suffixes in Devanagari script: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*-iH"
      },
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    {
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        "3": "*-ih₂"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Aryan *-iH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iH, from Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ī",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ई",
      "roman": "-ī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यौ",
      "roman": "-yau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ई1",
      "roman": "-ī1",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यः",
      "roman": "-yaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईः1",
      "roman": "-īḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-इ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "-i",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यौ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ई1",
      "roman": "-ī1",
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      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यः",
      "roman": "-yaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईः1",
      "roman": "-īḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईम्",
      "roman": "-īm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यौ",
      "roman": "-yau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ई1",
      "roman": "-ī1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईः",
      "roman": "-īḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-या",
      "roman": "-yā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईभ्याम्",
      "roman": "-ībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईभिः",
      "roman": "-ībhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यै",
      "roman": "-yai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईभ्याम्",
      "roman": "-ībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईभ्यः",
      "roman": "-ībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-याः",
      "roman": "-yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यै2",
      "roman": "-yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईभ्याम्",
      "roman": "-ībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईभ्यः",
      "roman": "-ībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-याः",
      "roman": "-yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यै2",
      "roman": "-yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-योः",
      "roman": "-yoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईनाम्",
      "roman": "-īnām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-याम्",
      "roman": "-yām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-योः",
      "roman": "-yoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईषु",
      "roman": "-īṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "",
        "sccat": "1",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-ई • (-ī) f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-ई • (-ī) f",
      "name": "sa-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "देव (devá, “god”) + -ई (-ī) → देवी (devī́, “goddess”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Feminizes nominal stems"
      ],
      "id": "en--ई-sa-suffix-DORpKnLL",
      "links": [
        [
          "nominal",
          "nominal#English"
        ],
        [
          "stem",
          "stem#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ई"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ī́",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "",
        "sccat": "1",
        "tr": "-ī́"
      },
      "expansion": "-ई • (-ī́) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "-ī́"
      },
      "expansion": "-ई • (-ī́) m",
      "name": "sa-suffix"
    }
  ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
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        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "-ín",
          "word": "-इन्"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nominative singular of -इन् (-ín)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "-इन्",
          "-इन्#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
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        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/iː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ई"
}
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    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit feminine suffixes",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Sanskrit masculine suffixes",
    "Sanskrit suffixes",
    "Sanskrit suffixes in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sanskrit ī-stem nouns"
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  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Aryan *-iH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iH, from Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ī",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ई",
      "roman": "-ī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यौ",
      "roman": "-yau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ई1",
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        "dual",
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    },
    {
      "form": "-यः",
      "roman": "-yaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईः1",
      "roman": "-īḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-इ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "-i",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यौ",
      "roman": "-yau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ई1",
      "roman": "-ī1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यः",
      "roman": "-yaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईः1",
      "roman": "-īḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईम्",
      "roman": "-īm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यौ",
      "roman": "-yau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ई1",
      "roman": "-ī1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईः",
      "roman": "-īḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-या",
      "roman": "-yā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईभ्याम्",
      "roman": "-ībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईभिः",
      "roman": "-ībhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यै",
      "roman": "-yai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईभ्याम्",
      "roman": "-ībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईभ्यः",
      "roman": "-ībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-याः",
      "roman": "-yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यै2",
      "roman": "-yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईभ्याम्",
      "roman": "-ībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईभ्यः",
      "roman": "-ībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-याः",
      "roman": "-yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-यै2",
      "roman": "-yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-योः",
      "roman": "-yoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईनाम्",
      "roman": "-īnām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-याम्",
      "roman": "-yām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-योः",
      "roman": "-yoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ईषु",
      "roman": "-īṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "",
        "sccat": "1",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-ई • (-ī) f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-ई • (-ī) f",
      "name": "sa-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "देव (devá, “god”) + -ई (-ī) → देवी (devī́, “goddess”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Feminizes nominal stems"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nominal",
          "nominal#English"
        ],
        [
          "stem",
          "stem#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ई"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit masculine suffixes",
    "Sanskrit suffixes",
    "Sanskrit suffixes in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ī́",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "",
        "sccat": "1",
        "tr": "-ī́"
      },
      "expansion": "-ई • (-ī́) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "-ī́"
      },
      "expansion": "-ई • (-ī́) m",
      "name": "sa-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "-ín",
          "word": "-इन्"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nominative singular of -इन् (-ín)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-इन्",
          "-इन्#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "morpheme",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ई"
}

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