Nominal Suffix in Hindi – Continued
Posted on 28. Jul, 2012 by Nitin Kumar in Hindi Language
In continuation of our previous post, I will present the two more types of nominal suffix in Hindi. Like previous post, we will go into various suffix which come under two types of nominal suffix. Examples are with Devanagari (Hindi script), Romanized Hindi and English translation for your understanding.
New readers and members can find the previous post on the nominal suffix at http://blogs.transparent.com/hindi/nominal-suffix-in-hindi/
Lets go through some nominal suffix and their examples.
A. संज्ञा से विशेषण (Sangya se Vishesan) – Noun from Adjective
1. गुण वाचक (Gurn Vaachak – Attribute Indicator)
These suffix indicates attribute of a noun.
| Suffix | Word Root | Example Word |
| ई (ī) | गुलाब (Gulaab – Rose) | गुलाबी (Gulaabi - Pink) |
| ईला (īla) | रस (Ras – Juice) | रसीला (Rasila - Juicy) |
| ईन (īn) | नमक (Namak - Salt) | नमकीन (Namkeen - Salty) |
| आ (aa) | भूख (Bhukh – Hunger) | भूखा (Bhukha - Hungry) |
2. स्थान वाचक (Sthan Vaachak - Location Indicator)
These suffix when used with a noun form an abstract noun.
| Suffix | Word Root | Example Word |
| इया (iya) | जापान (Jaapan - Japan) | जापानी (Jaapani - Japanese) |
| ई (ī) | मुंबई (Mumbai - Mumbai) | मुम्बइया (Mumbaiya - so/sth from Mumbai) |
| ऊ (uu) | बाजार (Baazar - Market) | बाजारू (Baazaru - so/sth from Market) |
| एलू (aelu) | घर (Ghar - Home) | घरेलू (Gharelu - so/sth from Home) |
3. रिश्ता – नाता बोधक (Rishte – Naata Bodhak – Family Relationship Indicator)
These suffix gives the indication of family relationship.
| Suffix | Word Root | Example Word |
| एरा (era) | चाचा (Chaacha - Uncle) | चचेरा (Chachera – Cousin) |
4. संबंध वाचक (Sambandh Vaachak – Relationship Indicator)
These suffix gives the indication of the relationship.
| Suffix | Word Root | Example Word |
| इक (ik) | धर्म (Dharm - Religion) | धार्मिक (Dharmic – Religious) |
| आना (aana) | साल (Saal – Year) | सालाना (Saalaana – Yearly/Annually) |
B. क्रिया विशेषण से विशेषण (Kriya Visleshan se Visleshan) – Adjectives from Adverbs
These suffix when used with an adverbs forms an adjective.
| Suffix | Word Root | Example Word |
| ला (la) | आगे (Aage - Ahead) | अगला (Agala - Next) |
If you come across any difficulty, please let me know. Your valuable feedback, comments and suggestions are welcome.
About Nitin Kumar
Nitin Kumar is a native Hindi speaker from New Delhi, India. Professionally, he has got Masters in Robotics and currently works in the field of technical research in hi-tech industry in Germany. His passion for Indian culture and writing in particular, has motivated him to share technical and cultural blogs on various websites. He has been working with Transparent Language since 2010 and has written over 250 blogs on various facet of his motherland, India and his language, Hindi. He is also the Administrator for Hindi Facebook page which has a community of over 330,000 members.