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Ingush
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *-ol.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ал or -ол • (-al or -ol)
- Suffix appended to nouns and adjectives to create a noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a quality, extent, or fact: -hood, -ness, -ship, -ity.
- доттагӏа (dottağa, “friend”) + -ал (-al) → доттагӏал (dottağal, “friendship”)
- дика (dika, “good”) + -ал (-al) → дикал (dikal, “goodness”)
- судахо (sudaxo, “judge”) + -ал (-al) → судахол (sudaxol, “judgeship”)
References
- Nichols, Johanna B. (2011) Ingush Grammar, volume 143 (in English), Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 157