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ezafe

/ɛˈzɑːfeɪ/

ezafe noun: a grammatical particle found in some Iranian and Iranian-influenced languages which links two words together; it consists of the unstressed vowel -e / -ye (Persian, Bengali, Hindi-Urdu, Punjabi), -i / -yi (Classical Persian, Kurdish, Bengali, Hindi-Urdu, Punjabi, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish), or -ı (Ottoman Turkish, Turkish) between the words it connects, and often approximately corresponds in usage to the English preposition "of", similar to but not to be confused with Arabic ʾiḍāfa.

Noun

ezafe (plural ezafe or ezafes)

  1. A grammatical particle found in some Iranian and Iranian-influenced languages which links two words together; it consists of the unstressed vowel -e / -ye (Persian, Bengali, Hindi-Urdu, Punjabi), -i / -yi (Classical Persian, Kurdish, Bengali, Hindi-Urdu, Punjabi, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish), or -ı (Ottoman Turkish, Turkish) between the words it connects, and often approximately corresponds in usage to the English preposition "of", similar to but not to be confused with Arabic ʾiḍāfa.

ezafe meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi

ezafe in Hindi

grammatical particle
इज़ाफ़ा izāfā, इज़ाफ़त izāfat

ezafe in Urdu

grammatical particle
اِضافَہ izāfa, اِضافَت izāfat

ezafe in Bengali

grammatical particle
ইজাফা ijapha

ezafe in Punjabi

grammatical particle
ਇਜ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ izāfā, ਇਜ਼ਾਫ਼ਤ izāfat, اِضافَہ īẓāfah, اِضافَت īẓāfat
More languagesFewer languages
ezafe in Pashto
اضافه ezāfa
ezafe in Arabic
إِضَافَة ʔiḍāfa

Forms of ezafe

pluralezafe
pluralezafes
alternative formezāfe
alternative formezafeh
alternative formezāfeh
alternative formizafa
alternative formizāfa
alternative formizafah
alternative formizāfah
alternative formizafat
alternative formizāfat
alternative formiḍāfa
alternative formʾiḍāfa
alternative formiḍāfah
alternative formiḍāfat
alternative formidhafa
alternative formidafa
alternative formidafah
alternative formizofa
alternative formizofat

Origin of ezafe

Borrowed from Iranian Persian اِضافِه (ezâfe), from Classical Persian اِضَافَه (izāfa), from Arabic إِضَافَة (ʔiḍāfa). Doublet of ʾiḍāfa.

Questions about ezafe

What does ezafe mean?
Ezafe means a grammatical particle found in some Iranian and Iranian-influenced languages which links two words together; it consists of the unstressed vowel -e / -ye (Persian, Bengali, Hindi-Urdu, Punjabi), -i / -yi (Classical Persian, Kurdish, Bengali, Hindi-Urdu, Punjabi, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish), or -ı (Ottoman Turkish, Turkish) between the words it connects, and often approximately corresponds in usage to the English preposition "of", similar to but not to be confused with Arabic ʾiḍāfa.
What is ezafe in Hindi?
Ezafe in Hindi is इज़ाफ़ा (izāfā), इज़ाफ़त (izāfat). See Ezafe meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is ezafe?
Ezafe is a noun.
How do you pronounce ezafe?
Ezafe is pronounced /ɛˈzɑːfeɪ/.
What is the plural of ezafe?
The plural of ezafe is ezafe.

Words near ezafe in the dictionary

  1. eyyy
  2. Eyzidi
  3. Eyzidism
  4. ez
  5. Ez.
  6. ezafe
  7. ezafeh
  8. ezafehs
  9. ezafes
  10. ezatiostat
  11. ezba

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