־י

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Compare Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy, suffix used to derive adjectives and nouns).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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־ִי or ־י (-i or )

  1. Forming from place names nouns with the meaning “person related to”.
    יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (yerushaláyim, Jerusalem) + ‎־י → ‎יְרוּשַׁלְמִי (y'rushálmi, a Jerusalemite)

Usage notes

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  • This suffix is used in many compounds of the form prefix + noun + í, such as חד־פעמי (khád-p'amí, disposable), which literally means “single-time-y” or “mono-time-ic”. These compounds are written with either a hyphen or a space.
  • This suffix sometimes attaches to a multiword phrase, as for example in ארץ ישראלי (érets-yisra'elí, of the Land of Israel). The resulting compounds are written with either a hyphen or a space.

Suffix

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־ִי or ־י (-i or )

  1. My, of mine, me (one suffix form of the first-person singular personal pronoun).
  2. (by extension) -ie, -y Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.
    Synonyms: (slang) ־וּש (-ush), (colloquial) ־לֶה (-le)
    חָמוּד (khamúd, cute, sweet, charming) + ‎־י → ‎חֲמוּדִי (khamúdi, (term of address/endearment) cutie, sweetie)

Suffix

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־ֵי (-ey)

  1. Forming the plural construct form of a word, i.e. the construct form of ־ים.

Derived terms

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