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־י

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Compare Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy, suffix used to derive adjectives and nouns).

suffix ־ִי · ־י · -í

i, morpheme Used in adjectives with the meaning “related to”. Used as a translation of -ic אֱמֶת (emét, “truth”) + ־ִי → אֲמִתִּי /אמיתי (amití, “real, true”)
i, morpheme Forming from place names nouns with the meaning “person related to”. יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (yerushaláyim, “Jerusalem”) + ־ִי → יְרוּשַׁלְמִי (y'rushálmi, “a Jerusalemite”)

suffix ־ִי · ־י · -í

i, morpheme My, of mine, me (one suffix form of the first-person singular personal pronoun).
i, broadly, morpheme -ie, -y Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names. חָמוּד (khamúd, “cute, sweet, charming”) + ־ִי → חֲמוּדִי (khamúdi, “(term of address/endearment) cutie, sweetie”)
Similar: ־וּש, ־לֶה

suffix ־ֵי · -ey

morpheme Forming the plural construct form of a word, i.e. the construct form of ־ים.

In English

-s regular plurals of nouns
-th used to form the ordinal numeral
-i suffix to form a demonym (especially in the Middle East)
-ite a native or resident of a specified place

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {־י},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D6%BE%D7%99},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}