-ए-

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـِ (ezafe), from Middle Persian Y (ī), from Proto-Iranian *Hyáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyós (relative pronoun). Doublet of जो (jo).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /eː/

Particle

-ए- • (-e-)

  1. ezāfe (called iẓāfat in Hindustani contexts)

Usage notes

See Ezāfe#In_Hindi-Urdu.

Derived terms

Hindi terms interfixed with -ए-
चश्म-ए-बद
तह-ए-दिल
नज़र-ए-सानी
मादर-ए-वतन
वज़ीर-ए-आज़म
वज़ीर-ए-ख़ारजा
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