Suffix Pronominal

Summary

Pronominal suffixes refer to a person(s) or thing(s) and can be attached to nouns, verbs, prepositions, participles, infinitives, even some particles. A pronominal suffix nearly always functions as either a personal pronoun (for example, “I” or “me” in English) or a possessive pronoun (for example, “my” or “mine” in English).

Article

A pronominal suffix refers to a person(s) or a thing(s) and can change form according to gender (masculine or feminine), number (singular or plural), and person (first, second, or third person). These various suffixes look quite similar to their corresponding personal pronouns. Only nouns in the construct state can take a pronominal suffix.

Note

In Biblical Aramaic, a noun always becomes definite when a pronominal suffix is attached to it.

Form

Paradigm

Pronominal Suffix with a Singular Noun

Parsing	Aramaic	Transliteration	Gloss
common singular first person	סוּסִי	susi	my horse
masculine singular second person	סוּסְךָ	suskha	your horse
feminine singular second person	סוּסֵךְ	susekh	your horse
masculine singular third person	סוּסוֹ / סוּסֹה / סוּסֵהוּ	suso / susoh / susehu	his horse
feminine singular third person	סוּסהָ / סוּסָהּ	susha / susah	her horse
common plural first person	סוּסֵנוּ	susenu	our horse
masculine plural second person	סוּסְכֶם	susekhem	your horse
feminine plural second person	סוּסְכֶן	susekhen	your horse
masculine plural third person	סוּסְהֶם / סוּסָם	susehem / susam	their horse
feminine plural third person	סוּסְהֶן / סוּסָן	susehen / susan	their horse

Pronominal Suffix with a Plural Noun

Parsing	Aramaic	Transliteration	Gloss
common singular first person	סוּסַי	susay	my horses
masculine singular second person	סוּסֶיךָ	susekha	your horses
feminine singular second person	סוּסַיִךְ	susayikh	your horses
masculine singular third person	סוּסָיו	susayw	his horses
feminine singular third person	סוּסֶיהָ	suseyha	her horses
common plural first person	סוּסֵינוּ	susenu	our horses
masculine plural second person	סוּסֵיכֶם	susekhem	your horses
feminine plural second person	סוּסֵיכֶן	susekhen	your horses
masculine plural third person	סוּסֵיהֶם	susehem	their horses
feminine plural third person	סוּסֵיהֶן	susehen	their horses

Function

Attached to a noun

When attached to a noun, a pronominal suffix functions as a personal pronoun in a construct relationship with the noun to which it is attached. Very often, the pronoun functions as a possessive attributive adjective indentifying the person(s) or thing(s) in possession of that noun.

Attached to a finite verb

A pronominal suffix can be attached to any finite verb conjugation to indicate the direct object of the verb. In these cases, the pronominal suffix always functions as a personal pronoun.

Attached to a preposition

Similar to verbs, a pronominal suffix attached to a preposition is always the object of that preposition, functioning as a personal pronoun.

Attached to a participle