گی

See also: كي, کی, and گے

Persian

Pronunciation
 

Readings
Classical reading? gī
Dari reading? gī
Iranian reading? gi
Tajik reading? gī

Suffix
Dari گی
Iranian Persian
Tajik -гӣ

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.

Pronunciation

Readings
Dari reading? gē
Iranian reading? gey

Noun

گی • (gey,gê) (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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