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See also: -एं

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Merging from a few sources:

Suffix

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-ए (-e)

  1. Marks the second-person singular simple subjunctive.
  2. Marks the third-person singular simple subjunctive.

Etymology 2

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All forms are ultimately from Sanskrit -अक (-aka):

Suffix

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-ए (-e)

  1. oblique singular of -आ ()
  2. vocative singular of -आ ()
  3. nominative plural of -आ ()
  4. oblique plural of -आ () strictly for adjectives
    काले घोड़ों (kāle ghoṛõ) for "black horses" in the oblique plural; note the different conjugations for the adjective and noun
  5. vocative plural of -आ () strictly for adjectives

References

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  1. ^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 1
  2. ^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, pages 5-6

Konkani

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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-ए (-e) (Latin script -e, Kannada script -ಎ)

  1. masculine plural suffix

References

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  • Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani[1], Goa University (doctoral thesis)

Nepali

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-ए (-e)

  1. (slang, derogatory) Used to form nouns with an attitude of disgrace.
    राम (rām, Ram(name)) + ‎-ए (-e) → ‎रामे (rāme, Rame)

Rajbanshi

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Suffix

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-ए (-e)

  1. emphatic suffix in reduplicated nouns
    हड्डि हड्डि
    haḍḍie haḍḍi
    nothing but bones, all bones

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ay, from Proto-Indo-European *-ey or *-oy, the locative singular of *-os.

Suffix

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-ए (-em

  1. locative singular of -अ (-a)