-ܢܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Derived from -ܵܝܵܐ (-āyā).
Suffix
-ܢܵܝܵܐ • (-nāyā) m sg (feminine -ܢܵܝܬܵܐ (-nāytā), plural -ܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (-nāyē))
- suffix forming nouns and adjectives of place names
- 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
- -ܵܝܵܐ (-āyā)
- -ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (-ānāyā)