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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