"־לה" meaning in Hebrew

See ־לה in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: ־לֶה • [canonical], plural ־לָךְ [canonical], -le [romanization], -lakh [romanization]
Etymology: From Yiddish ־ל (-l), from Old High German -ilī. Etymology templates: {{bor|he|yi|־ל}} Yiddish ־ל (-l), {{der|he|goh|-ilī}} Old High German -ilī Head templates: {{head|he|suffix|head=־לֶה|tr=-le}} ־לֶה • (-le), {{head|he|suffix|head=־לָךְ|tr=-lakh}} ־לָךְ • (-lakh)
  1. (colloquial) -ie, -y Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names. Tags: colloquial, morpheme Synonyms: ־ִי, ־וּש [slang]
    Sense id: en-־לה-he-suffix-he:forming_diminutives Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "yi",
        "3": "־ל"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish ־ל (-l)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "-ilī"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German -ilī",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Yiddish ־ל (-l), from Old High German -ilī.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "־לֶה •",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plural ־לָךְ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-le",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lakh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "suffix",
        "head": "־לֶה",
        "tr": "-le"
      },
      "expansion": "־לֶה • (-le)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "suffix",
        "head": "־לָךְ",
        "tr": "-lakh"
      },
      "expansion": "־לָךְ • (-lakh)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "אִמָּא (íma, “mother”) + ־לה → אִמָּא׳לֶה (ímale, “mommy, oh my God!”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ie, -y Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names."
      ],
      "id": "en-־לה-he-suffix-he:forming_diminutives",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ie",
          "-ie"
        ],
        [
          "-y",
          "-y"
        ],
        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive#English"
        ],
        [
          "affectionate",
          "affectionate#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) -ie, -y Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "he:forming diminutives"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "־ִי"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "־וּש"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "־לה"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "yi",
        "3": "־ל"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "-ilī"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German -ilī",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Yiddish ־ל (-l), from Old High German -ilī.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "־לֶה •",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plural ־לָךְ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-le",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lakh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "suffix",
        "head": "־לֶה",
        "tr": "-le"
      },
      "expansion": "־לֶה • (-le)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "suffix",
        "head": "־לָךְ",
        "tr": "-lakh"
      },
      "expansion": "־לָךְ • (-lakh)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew colloquialisms",
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew suffixes",
        "Hebrew terms borrowed from Yiddish",
        "Hebrew terms derived from Old High German",
        "Hebrew terms derived from Yiddish",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "אִמָּא (íma, “mother”) + ־לה → אִמָּא׳לֶה (ímale, “mommy, oh my God!”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "-ie, -y Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ie",
          "-ie"
        ],
        [
          "-y",
          "-y"
        ],
        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive#English"
        ],
        [
          "affectionate",
          "affectionate#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) -ie, -y Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "he:forming diminutives"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "־ִי"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "־וּש"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "־לה"
}

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