־ייה

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־ייה

/ijˈjaː/
/ijˈjɔː/
[iɟˈɟɔː]
/iˈjɔ/
/iˈja/ Modern Israeli

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Variant of ־ָה (-á), see קְטִילָה. Compare Arabic ـِيَّة (-iyya).

suffix ־ִיָּה · -iyá · ־ִיּוֹת · ־יית · ־ִיַּת

morpheme Used in forming the action noun of pa'al verbs whose final root letter is he or yod (i.e. a weak root letter), variant of ־ָה in קְטִילָה (k'tilá). שָׁתָה (shatá, “to drink”) + ־ייה / ־ִיָּה (-iyá) → שתייה / שְׁתִיָּה (sh'tiyá, “drinking”)
Modern Israeli, morpheme A suffix forming occupational and local nouns. מַאֲפֶה (ma'afé, “pastry”) + ־ייה / ־ִיָּה (-iyá) → מאפייה / מַאֲפִיָּה (ma'afiyá, “bakery”)
Modern Israeli, morpheme A diminutive suffix. עוּגָה (ugá, “cake”) + ־ייה / ־ִיָּה (-iyá) → עוזייה / עוּגִיָּה (ugiyá, “cookie”)

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {־ייה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D6%BE%D7%99%D7%99%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}