"־אי" meaning in Hebrew

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Suffix

IPA: /aj/ [Modern-Israeli] Forms: ־ַאי [canonical, masculine], -áy [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|he|suffix|g=m|head=־ַאי|tr=-áy}} ־ַאי • (-áy) m
  1. -ian, -eer: Denoting a profession or occupation. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־אי-he-suffix-he:profession_or_occupation Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 65 23 12 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 53 23 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 8 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /aˈ(ʔ)i/ [Modern-Israeli] Forms: ־ָאִי [canonical, masculine], -a'í [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|he|suffix|g=m|head=־ָאִי|tr=-a'í}} ־ָאִי • (-a'í) m
  1. Used in forming adjectives related to a profession or occupation. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־אי-he-suffix-he:adjectival
  2. Used in forming taxonomic orders. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-־אי-he-suffix-he:taxonomic_orders
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        },
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          "_dis": "53 23 24",
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        },
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          "_dis": "81 9 9",
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        {
          "_dis": "85 8 8",
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      ],
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          "text": "Aramaic חֲקַל /חַקְלָא (“field”) + ־ַאי (-áy) → חַקְלַאי (khakláy, “agriculturist”)",
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        },
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        }
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      ],
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    },
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        {
          "text": "תוכי /תֻּכִּי (túki) + ־אִי (-a'í) → תוכאים /תֻּכָּאִים (tukaím)",
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        "Used in forming taxonomic orders."
      ],
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        "morpheme"
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      ],
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        "-ian, -eer: Denoting a profession or occupation."
      ],
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        [
          "-ian",
          "-ian"
        ],
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          "-eer",
          "-eer"
        ]
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "תוכי /תֻּכִּי (túki) + ־אִי (-a'í) → תוכאים /תֻּכָּאִים (tukaím)",
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    }
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