Arabic

Suffix

ـني • ‎(-nī) (enclitic form of أَنَا ‎(ʾanā))

1. me (bound object pronoun)

Usage notes

أَنَا ‎(ʾanā) has three enclitic forms which are employed in different contexts and are generally not interchangeable. The enclitic form ـنِي ‎(-nī) is attached to verbs, prepositions ending in نْ ‎(n) with no final vowel (e.g., مِنْ ‎(min) and عَنْ ‎(ʿan)), and the sisters of إِنَّ ‎(ʾinna) except لَعَلَّ ‎(laʿalla). The form ـِي ‎(-ī) is used elsewhere, but in cases where ـِي ‎(-ī) would be preceded by a long vowel, ـيَ ‎(-ya) is used instead.

Egyptian Arabic

Suffix

ـنى • ‎(-ni)

1. me (bound object pronoun)

Malay

Etymology

Shortened form of اين, from Proto-Malayic *(i)ni(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)ni.

Alternative forms

• ini
• ni
• اين

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni/
• Rhymes: -ni, -i

Determiner

ني ‎(ni)

1. this (the (thing) here)
2. this (known (thing) just mentioned)
3. this (known (thing) about to be mentioned)
4. this (known (thing) that the speaker does not think is known to the audience)

Pronoun

ني ‎(ni)

1. this (The thing, item, etc. being indicated)