-ܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Derived from -ܵܝܵܐ (-āyā).

Suffix

-ܢܵܝܵܐ • (-nāyām sg (feminine -ܢܵܝܬܵܐ (-nāytā), plural -ܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (-nāyē))

  1. suffix forming nouns and adjectives of place names
    ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ (alqōš, Alqosh) + ‎-ܢܵܝܵܐ (-nāyā) → ‎ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫܢܵܝܵܐ (alqōšnāyā, of Alqosh, Person from Alqosh)
    ܐܘܼܪܡܝܼ (urmī, Urmia) + ‎-ܢܵܝܵܐ (-nāyā) → ‎ܐܘܼܪܡܝܼܓ̰ܢܵܝܵܐ (urmījnāyā, of Urmi, Person from Urmi)
  2. suffix forming adjectives describing skin complexion and approximate colors
    ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā, red) + ‎-ܢܵܝܵܐ (-nāyā) → ‎ܣܡܘܿܩܢܵܝܵܐ (smōqnāyā, reddish, ruddy)
    ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā, black) + ‎-ܢܵܝܵܐ (-nāyā) → ‎ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܢܵܝܵܐ (kōmnāyā, blackish, swarthy)

See also