-iš

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• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /-iʃ/

-iš

1. (Old Babylonian) Combined with an infinitive, it denotes purpose, and corresponds to the preposition 𒀀𒈾 (ana) plus infinitive. It only occurs in Old Babylonian literary texts.

   𒉡𒊌𒆪𒊏𒀜 𒀀𒈠𒊑𒅖 𒉺𒀠𒄩𒀜

   [nukkurat amāriš palḫat]

   nu-uk-ku-ra-at a-ma-ri-iš pa-al-ḫa-at

   She is strange to look at, she's fearsome.

2. Suffix used to derive adverbs from adjectives.

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• Does not take stress.

-iš (Cyrillic spelling -иш)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually a colloquial one.

   kontèjner + -iš → kòntiš (“dumpster”)

   kȗrva (“whore”) + -iš → kùrvīš (“fuckboy”)

   matemàtika (“mathematics”) + -iš → màtiš (“maths”)

   ‎sentìment (“sentiment”) + ‎-iš → ‎sèntīš (“slow-dance song”)

   ‎sìtan (“tiny”) + ‎-iš → ‎sìtnīš (“coins”)

   ‎slȁdak (“sweet”) + ‎-iš → ‎slàtkīš (“sweet”)

   Kalemègdān + -iš → Kàliš