Persian Suffix انه (-âne) attaches to nouns, adjectives and stems. It derives words that denote “related to”, “specific to”, “for”. Its use case includes English “-ly” as in “brotherly”, “friendly” and “fortunately”.
| Word | Derivation |
|---|---|
| صبح sobh morning | صبحانه sobhâne breakfast |
| عصر asr early evening | عصرانه asrâne afternoon snack |
| مرد mard man | مردانه mardâne for men, men's; manly, masculine |
| زن zan woman | زنانه zanâne for women, women's; womanly, feminine |
| دختر doxtar girl | دخترانه doxtarâne for girls; girlish, girlie |
| پسر pesar boy | پسرانه pesarâne for boys; boyish |
| عاشق âšeǧ in love, enamored | عاشقانه âšeǧâne romantic |
| عاقل âǧel wise | عاقلانه âǧelâne wisely, wise |
| پدر pedar father | پدرانه pedarâne fatherly, paternal |
| مادر mâdar mother | مادرانه mâdarâne motherly, maternal |
| دوست dust friend | دوستانه dustâne friendly, amicable |
| بچه bačče child | بچگانه baččegâne for children; childish |
| داوطلب dâvtalab volunteer | داوطلبانه dâvtalabâne voluntarily |
| خوشبخت xošbaxt fortunate | خوشبختانه xošbaxtâne fortunately |
| شب šab night | شبانه šabâne night, nightly |
| روز ruz day | روزانه ruzâne daily |
| ماه mâh month | ماهانه mâhâne monthly |
| سال sâl year | سالانه sâlâne yearly |
Sample vocabulary
| داستان عاشقانه dâstân-e âšeǧâne romantic story |
| فیلم عاشقانه film-e âšeǧâne romantic movie |
| رابطه‌ی عاشقانه râbete-ye âšeǧâne romantic relationship |
| صدای مردانه sedâ-ye mardâne masculine voice |
| چهره‌ی مردانه čehre-ye mardâne masculine face |
| اندام زنانه andâm-e zanâne womanly figure |
| زیبایی زنانه zibâyi-ye zanâne feminine beauty |