־י

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Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Suffix

־ִי or ־י • (-i or -í)

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

Usage notes

  • 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

־ִי or ־י • (-i or -í)

  2. My, of mine, me (one suffix form of the first-person singular personal pronoun).
  4. (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

־ֵי • (-ey)

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

Derived terms

Hebrew terms suffixed with ־י
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