Suffixes in Hebrew

There are several suffixes in Hebrew that are appended to regular words to introduce a new meaning.

Suffixes are used in the Hebrew language to form plurals of nouns and adjectives, in verb conjugation of grammatical tense, and to indicate possession and direct objects.

[1] The letters which form these suffixes (excluding plurals) are called "formative letters" (Hebrew: אוֹתִיּוֹת הַשִּׁמּוּשׁ‎, Otiyot HaShimush).

Due to noun-adjective agreement rules, these apply to nouns and to adjectival modifiers.

These suffixes (Hebrew: סוֹפִית‎ sofit) often come from loanwords from English (Latin, Greek, etc...) which are especially prevalent with technical and academic terms.