־יה
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־יה¹
suffix ־ייה · ־ִיָּה · -iyá · ־ִיּוֹת · ־יית · ־ִיַּת
- defective spelling of ־ייה
־יה²
- /-ˈjaː/
- /-ˈja/ Modern Israeli
- /-ˈjɔː/
- /-ˈjɔ/
- /-ˈjɒ/ Persian
Where it comes from
Suffixed form of יָהּ (“Yah”), from יהוה (“YHWH”). Compare ־יָהוּ.
suffix ־יָה · -yá
- A theophoric suffix, used in many Biblical proper names, meaning "the Lord" גָּדַל (gadál, “to be great”) → גְּדַלְיָה (g'dalyá, “Gedaliah”, literally “God is great”)
־יה³
- /-ja/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia) and Latin -ia.
suffix ־יָה · -ya
- used in Indo-European borrowings to form feminine abstract nouns אָנָטוֹמְיָה (anatómya, “anatomy”)
Talk about this word "־יה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D6%BE%D7%99%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. ־יה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D6%BE%D7%99%D7%94 "־יה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D6%BE%D7%99%D7%94.Cite this
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title = {־יה},
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