-ܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Latin -ārius. Originally from words such as ܐܸܠܦܵܪܵܐ and ܡܘܿܣܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ and not as a productive independent suffix.

Suffix

-ܵܪܵܐ • (-ārā) m sg (feminine -ܵܪܬܵܐ (-ārtā), plural -ܵܪܹ̈ܐ (-ārē))

2. -er forming occupational nouns, typically of foreign origin such as from Latin or Greek

   ‎ܐܲܦܵܬ݂ܝܼܩܹܐ (appāṯīqē, “apothecary’s shop, pharmacy”) + ‎-ܪܐ (-ārā) → ‎ܐܲܦܵܬ݂ܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ (appāṯīqārā, “apothecary, pharmacist”)

   ‎ܓܸܠܝܘܿܢܵܐ (gilyōnā, “newspaper”) + ‎-ܪܐ (-ārā) → ‎ܓܸܠܝܘܿܢܵܪܵܐ (gilyōnārā, “journalist”)

   ‎ܡܘܿܣܝܼܩܹܐ (mōsīqē, “music”) + ‎-ܪܐ (-ārā) → ‎ܡܘܿܣܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ (mōsīqārā, “musician”)

Derived terms

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms suffixed with -ܪܐ

See also

• -ܵܢܵܐ (-ānā)