Appendix:Hebrew suffixes

Overview

Hebrew has 2 types of suffixes: derivational (צוּרָנֵי גְּזִירָה (tzuranéi g'zirá)) and inflectional (צוּרָנֵי נְטִיָּה (tzuranéi n'tiyá)). The first ones are used to create new words from others, and the second ones are used to inflect the words.

Derivational suffixes

These suffixed are used to create new nouns, adjectives and adverbs.

Noun suffixes

Diminutive suffixes

• ־וֹן • (-ón): דִּגְלוֹן (diglón, “small flag”), סִרְטוֹן (sirtón, “video clip”), מַחְשְׁבוֹן (makhsh'vón, “calculator”)
  • ־ֹנֶת • (-ónet), feminine counterpart of ־וֹן (-ón): יַלְדֹּנֶת (yaldónet), “small girl (endearing or disregarding)”)

Abstractive suffixes

• ־וּת • (-út): יַלְדוּת (yaldút, “childhood”), יַהֲדוּת (yahadút, “Judaism, Jewry”), זְמִינוּת (zminút, “accessibility”), נַגָּרוּת (nagarút, “carpentry”)

Occupational suffixes

• ־ַאי • (-áy): יַמַּאי (yamáy, “sailor”), סְפּוֹרְטַאי (sportáy, “athlete”), מִלּוֹנַאי (milonáy, “lexicographer”)
• ־ָן • (-án): יַהֲלוֹמָן (yahalomán, “diamantaire”), מִקְצוֹעָן (miktso'án, “professional”), מַדְּעָן (mad'án, “scientist”)

Inflectional suffixes

These suffixes used to inflect the exist words, like nouns and verbs.