-হীন

See also: হ্ন

Bengali

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit हीन (hīna, “abandoned; devoid of”), accompanying a change in the word class, from an adjective to a suffix for expressing the lack of something. This word has been semi-nativised and is sometimes used in non-Sanskrit derived words, but not typically.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦin/

Suffix

-হীন • (-hin)

  1. Suffix appended to nouns to create adjectives, indicating a lack of; -less
    Synonym: বে- (be-)
    প্রেমহীন ― premhīn ― loveless

See also
Bengali terms suffixed with -হীন

References
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
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