-ܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Diminutive suffix found in other Aramaic languages.

Suffix

-ܘܿܢܵܐ • (-ōnā) (feminine -ܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ōnīṯā), plural -ܘܿܢܹܐ (-ōnē))

1. Diminutive suffix attached to nouns.

   ‎ܟܲܠܒܵܐ (kalbā) + ‎-ܘܿܢܵܐ (-ōnā) → ‎ܟܲܠܒܘܿܢܵܐ (kalbōnā, “small dog, puppy”)

   ‎ܐܲܚܵܐ (aḥḥā) + ‎-ܘܿܢܵܐ (-ōnā) → ‎ܐܲܚܘܿܢܵܐ (aḥōnā, “little brother”)

Derived terms

• -ܘܿ (-ō)

See also

• -ܘܿܣܵܐ (-ōsā)