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־ית
suffix ־ִית · -ít · ־ִיּוֹת
- For masculine singular adjectives in ־י (-í), replacing that ending to produce feminine singular forms. בְּעָיָתִי (“problematic m sg”) + ־ית → בְּעָיָתִית (ba'ayatít, “problematic f sg”)
- Appended to certain masculine nouns denoting men, forming feminine counterparts denoting women or females. מֶלְצַר → מֶלְצָרִית (meltsarít, “waitress”)
- Appended to certain masculine nouns denoting large items, forming feminine counterparts denoting corresponding small items. שַׂק (sak, “big bag”) → שַׂקִּית (sakít, “small bag”)
- Forming proper nouns denoting languages (identical to feminine singular adjectives). צרפתית (tsarfatít, “French”)
- Forming female given names; especially, appended to male given names to form female counterparts. דּוֹר (“Dor”) → דּוֹרִית (“Dorit”)
- Forming words describing vehicles. מַשָּׂא (masá, “cargo”) + ־ית → מַשָּׂאִית (masa'ít, “truck”)
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Talk about this word "־ית." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D6%BE%D7%99%D7%AA. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ־ית. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D6%BE%D7%99%D7%AA "־ית." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D6%BE%D7%99%D7%AA.
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@misc{micwyn_2026,
title = {־ית},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D6%BE%D7%99%D7%AA},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
