־י
See also: י
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy, suffix used to derive adjectives and nouns).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /i/
Suffix
[edit]־ִי or ־י • (-i or -í)
- Used in adjectives with the meaning “related to”. Used as a translation of -ic
- Forming from place names nouns with the meaning “person related to”.
- יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (yerushaláyim, “Jerusalem”) + ־ִי → יְרוּשַׁלְמִי (y'rushálmi, “a Jerusalemite”)
Usage notes
[edit]- 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.
- When this suffix is added to words ending in ־ָה, an epenthetic ת may occur, as with other suffixes.
- מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpakhá, “family”) + ־ִי (-í) → מִשְׁפָּחְתִּי (mishpakhtí, “familial”).
Derived terms
[edit]Suffix
[edit]־ִי or ־י • (-i or -í)
- My, of mine, me (one suffix form of the first-person singular personal pronoun).
- (by extension) -ie, -y Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.
Derived terms
[edit]Suffix
[edit]־ֵי • (-ey)
- Forming the plural construct form of a word, i.e. the construct form of ־ים.