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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Aramaic ־ִי (); cognate to Hebrew ־ִי () and Arabic ـِي ()

Pronunciation[edit]

Particle[edit]

-ܝܼ ()

  1. attached to prepositions to indicate object in the 1st person; me
    ܐܸܠܝܼilīto me
    ܥܲܡܝܼˁamīwith me
  2. attached to nouns to indicate possession by the 1st person; my
    ܒܪܵܬܝܼbrātīmy daughter
  3. attached to progressive verbs to indicate an action being directed to the 1st person
  4. attached to passive and past participles to indicate an action being directed to the 1st person
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Aramaic ־ֵי (-ēy); cognate to Hebrew ־ֵי (-ey).

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ܲܝ̈ (-ay)

  1. Forming the plural construct form of a word, i.e. the construct form of -ܹ̈ܐ ().
    ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐbātay krīhēhospitals (literally, “houses of sick people”)