-𐎡𐎣

Old Persian

Etymology

from Proto-Iranian *-ikah, itself from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos which is composed of a-stem suffix *-eh₂ + adjectival suffix *-kos.

Suffix

-𐎡𐎣 (-i-k /-ikah/)

  1. of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to,

Usage notes

  • somewhat equivalent to English -y and other English suffixes synonymous to it.

Descendants

  • Middle Persian: (/⁠-īk ~ -īg⁠/)
    Manichaean script: -𐫏𐫃 (-yg)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (-yk')
    Inscriptional Pahlavi script: -𐭩𐭪𐭩 (-yky)
    • Classical Persian: ـیک (-īk), ـی (-i)
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