-она

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian ـَانَه (-āna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ona/, [‿ɔ.nä]

Noun

-она • (-ona) (Persian spelling ـانه)

  1. A combining suffix that makes adjectives from nouns
    ошиқ (ošiq, amorous) + -она (-ona) = ошиқона (ošiqona, amorously, romantic)
    шаб (šab, night) + -она (-ona) = шабона (šabona, nocturnal)
    мард (mard, night) + -она (-ona) = мардона (mardona, manly, masculine)

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