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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Diminutive suffix found in other Aramaic languages.
-ܘܿܢܵܐ • (-ōnā) (feminine -ܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ōnīṯā), plural -ܘܿܢܹܐ (-ōnē))
- Diminutive suffix attached to nouns.
- ܟܲܠܒܵܐ (kalbā) + -ܘܿܢܵܐ (-ōnā) → ܟܲܠܒܘܿܢܵܐ (kalbōnā, “small dog, puppy”)
- ܐܲܚܵܐ (aḥḥā) + -ܘܿܢܵܐ (-ōnā) → ܐܲܚܘܿܢܵܐ (aḥōnā, “little brother”)