-ал

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *-ol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al/, /ol/

Suffix

-ал or -ол • (-al or -ol)

1. 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^[1], volume 143 (in English), Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 157