Hebrew

Suffix

־י • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. (-í/-ái) My, of mine, me (one suffix form of the first-person singular personal pronoun).
2. (-í) -ic, -ish, -like, -al, -an, -ian (used to form adjectives from nouns, demonyms and language names from place names, and so on).
3. (-í) -ie, -y Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.

   חָמוּד m ‎(khamúd, “cute, sweet, charming”) ‎→ חֲמוּדִי ‎(khamúdí, “term of address/endearment cutie, sweetie”)

4. (-éi) Construct form of plural suffix ־ים.

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