-ܝ
See also: ܝ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Aramaic ־ִי (-ī); cognate to Hebrew ־ִי (-í) and Arabic ـِي (-ī)
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
-ܝܼ • (-ī)
- attached to prepositions to indicate object in the 1st person; me
- ܐܸܠܝܼ ― ilī ― to me
- ܥܲܡܝܼ ― ˁamī ― with me
- attached to nouns to indicate possession by the 1st person; my
- ܒܪܵܬܝܼ ― brātī ― my daughter
- attached to progressive verbs to indicate an action being directed to the 1st person
- attached to passive and past participles to indicate an action being directed to the 1st person
Synonyms edit
- (indicating possession): ܕܝܼܝܼ (dīyī)
Related terms edit
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic personal pronouns
| Isolated nominative pronouns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| 1st person | ܐܵܢܵܐ (ānā) | ܐܲܚܢܲܢ (aḥnan) | ||
| 2nd person | m | ܐܲܢ݇ܬ (at) | ܐܲܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ (atōn) | |
| f | ܐܲܢ݇ܬܝ (at) | ܐܲܢ݇ܬܹܝܢ (attēn) | ||
| 3rd person | m | ܗ̇ܘ (awa) | ܗܸܢܘܿܢ (hinōn) | |
| f | ܗ̇ܝ (aya) | ܗܸܢܹܝܢ (hinnēn) | ||
| Enclitic accusative and genitive pronouns | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| 1st person | -ܝܼ (-ī) | -ܲܢ (-an) | ||
| 2nd person | m | -ܘܼܟ݂ (-ūḵ) | -ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (-āwḵōn) | |
| f | -ܵܟ݂ܝ (-āḵ) | |||
| 3rd person | m | -ܹܗ (-ēh); -ܘܼܗܝ (-ūh) | -ܗܘܿܢ (-hōn) | |
| f | -ܵܗ̇ (-āh); -ܘܿܗ̇ (-ōh) | |||
Etymology 2 edit
From Aramaic ־ֵי (-ēy); cognate to Hebrew ־ֵי (-ey).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ܲܝ̈ • (-ay)
- Forming the plural construct form of a word, i.e. the construct form of -ܹ̈ܐ (-ē).
- ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ ― bātay krīhē ― hospitals (literally, “houses of sick people”)