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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Latin -ārius. Originally from words such as ܐܸܠܦܵܪܵܐ and ܡܘܿܣܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ and not as a productive independent suffix.
Suffix
-ܵܪܵܐ • (-ārā) m sg (feminine -ܵܪܬܵܐ (-ārtā), plural -ܵܪܹ̈ܐ (-ārē))
- -er forming occupational nouns, typically of foreign origin such as from Latin or Greek
- ܐܲܦܵܬ݂ܝܼܩܹܐ (appāṯīqē, “apothecary’s shop, pharmacy”) + -ܪܐ (-ārā) → ܐܲܦܵܬ݂ܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ (appāṯīqārā, “apothecary, pharmacist”)
- ܓܸܠܝܘܿܢܵܐ (gilyōnā, “newspaper”) + -ܪܐ (-ārā) → ܓܸܠܝܘܿܢܵܪܵܐ (gilyōnārā, “journalist”)
- ܡܘܿܣܝܼܩܹܐ (mōsīqē, “music”) + -ܪܐ (-ārā) → ܡܘܿܣܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ (mōsīqārā, “musician”)
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