گی

See also: كي‎, کی‎, and گے‎

Persian

Etymology 1

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /a ɡiː/

Suffix

Dari گی
Iranian Persian
Tajik -гӣ (-gī)

ـگی • (-gi)

  1. Form of the suffix ـی‎ for words that end in the short vowel ـه‎ (-e)
    مردانه‎ (mardâne, “masculine, manly”) + ـگی (gi) = مردانگی‎ (mardânegi, “masculinity, manliness”)
    برهنه‎ (berahne, “naked, nude”) + ـگی (gi) = برهنگی‎ (berahnegi, “nudity”)
Usage notes

Usually only forms nouns from adjectives. Most adjectives formed from nouns ending in -e use the non-joining form ای‎ (-i).

See also
Persian terms suffixed with گی

Etymology 2

From English gay.

Noun

گی • (gey) (plural گی‌ها‎ (gey-hâ))

  1. a gay man, a male homosexual

Adjective

گی • (gey) (comparative گی‌تَر‎ (gey-tar), superlative گی‌تَرین‎ (gey-tarin))

  1. gay
Derived terms
  • گی‌کلاب‎ (gey-kelâb)
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