Loanwords
These sufixes (Hebrew: סוֹפִית sofit) often come from loanwords from English (Latin, Greek, etc...) which are especially prevalent with technical and academic terms.
| Suffix |
Origin |
Hebrew |
Meaning |
Examples |
| -graphy |
Ladino |
גְרַפְיָה- -grafya |
field of study; writing |
- גֵּאוֹגְרַפְיָה geografya geography
- קָלִיגְרַפְיָה caligrafya calligraphy
|
| -ic/-ical |
Biblical Hebrew/ English |
ִי- i |
of or pertaining to |
- נוֹסְטַלְגִּי nostalgi nostalgic
- פּוֹלִיטִי politi political
- מִיתִי miti mythic(al)
|
| -ian/-an/-ish |
Biblical Hebrew/ English |
ִי- i |
belonging to |
- רוּסִי rusi Russian
- אוּטוֹפִּי utopi utopian
- גֶּרְמָנִי germani German
- בְּרִיטִי briti British
- פּוֹלִיטִיקַאי politikai politician
- קוֹמִיקַאי komikai comedian
|
| -ar |
English |
ָרִי- ari |
pertaining to |
- מוֹלֶקוּלָרִי molekulari molecular
- לִינֵאָרִי lineari linear
- קַוִּי kavi (means: line-pertaining to) linear
|
| -ism |
English |
יזְם- -izm |
movement; discriminatory belief |
- לִיבֶּרָלִיזְם liberalizm liberalism
- סֶקְסִיזְם seksizm sexism
|
| -kinesis |
Greek |
קִינֶזִיס- -kinezis |
movement, motion |
- טֶלֶקִינֶזִיס telekinezis telekinesis
- פְּסִיכוֹקִינֶזִיס psikhokinezis psychokinesis
|
| -logy (and -ology) |
Ladino |
לוֹגְיָה- -logya |
branch of learning |
- בִּיוֹלוֹגְיָה biyologya biology
- טְרִילוֹגְיָה trilogya trilogy
|
| -mania |
Greek |
מַנְיָה- -manya |
obsession |
- פִּירוֹמַנְיָה piromanya (means: pyro-mania) pyromania
- קְלֶפְּטוֹמַנְיָה kleptomanya (means: klepto-mania) kleptomania
|
| -maniac |
English |
מָן- -man |
person with obsession |
- פִּירוֹמָן piroman (means: pyro-maniac) pyromaniac
- קְלֶפְּטוֹמָן kleptoman (means: klepto-maniac) kleptomaniac
|
| -oid |
English |
וֹאִיד- -oid |
similar, but not the same |
- אַנְדְּרוֹאִיד android android
- הוּמָנוֹאִיד humanoid humanoid
|
| -onym |
English |
וֹנִים- -onim |
name |
- אֶפּוֹנִים eponim eponym
- הֶטְרוֹנִים hetronim heteronym
|
| -scope |
English |
סְקוֹפּ- -skop |
instrument for viewing |
- טֶלֶסְקוֹפּ teleskop telescope
- טְרַנְסְאַטְלַנְטִי mikroskop microscope
|
| -esque |
French |
ֶסְקָה- -eska |
resembling |
- בּוּרְלֶסְקָה burleska burlesque
- הוּמוֹרֶסְקָה humoreska humoresque
- גְּרוֹטֶסְקִי groteski grotesque
|
| -y |
Ladino |
יָה- -ya |
having the quality of |
- קוֹמֶדְיָה komedya comedy
- הִיסְטוֹרְיָה historya history
- פִילוֹסוֹפְיָה filosofya philosophy
|
| -meter |
English |
מֶטֶר- -meter |
measuring device;
units of measure |
- בָּרוֹמֶטֶר barometer barometer
- קִילוֹמֶטֶר kilometer kilometer
|
| -nik |
Yiddish |
נִיק- nik |
one connected with |
- מוֹשַׁבְנִיק moshavnik moshav member/resident
- נוּדְנִיק nudnik bothersome person
|