Ad. *-iyê suf. “language suffix” (Category: Language)

Ad. *-iyê suf. “language suffix” (Category: Language)

A suffix used for the names of languages, appearing only in Nimriyê, the languages of the Nimir (SD/414). My best guess for the form of this suffix is *-iyê with Nimir reduced to Nimr- by the Adûnaic syncope. If the first element is instead Nimri (perhaps an adjective meaning “Elvish”), the suffix could be *-yê or even *, with the y inserted as the usual glide-consonant after the final -i.

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