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Nouns, Gender & Number

Masculine/feminine nouns, oblique forms, number and basic noun structure
लिंग निर्धारण के नियम
rules for determining gender
gender rules
Suffix-based and meaning-based gender tendencies
स्त्रीलिंग प्रत्यय: -ता, -इया, -ई
feminine suffixes
-taa, -iyaa, -ii
Suffixes that reliably signal feminine gender
तत्सम बनाम तद्भव शब्द
tatsama vs tadbhava words
tatsam / tadbhav
Sanskrit-derived (tatsama) vs evolved (tadbhava) words
बहुवचन के सब पैटर्न
all plural patterns
plural patterns
Complete system of plural formation
तिरछा रूप — पूरा नियम
oblique case — full rules
oblique rules
Complete oblique formation, singular and plural
संज्ञा से विशेषण: -ई, -इक
noun to adjective: -ii, -ik
saamaajik, bhaaratiiya
Forming adjectives from nouns
भाववाचक संज्ञाएँ
abstract nouns
-pan, -taa, -tva
मित्रता (friendship), बचपन (childhood)
समास — compound words
samaas — compounds
samaas
Sanskrit-style compounds: राजकुमार
गणनीय व अगणनीय
countable vs uncountable
countable/uncountable
How quantity expressions differ
उधार शब्द: अंग्रेज़ी, फ़ारसी
loanwords: English, Persian
loanwords
Integration and gender of loanwords