־ים

Alternative forms

 * (common in Mishnaic Hebrew)

Usage notes

 * In traditional Hebrew, the suffix is always stressed, and if it is the third syllable (i.e. the singular form has two syllables), not counting any definite article, then the first syllable is shortened to a sh'va (schwa) or a khataf (half-length vowel); hence, for example,  &rarr; . In Modern Hebrew, this rule is preserved for existing words, as well as for modern coinages that fit the patterns of existing words; but it is not used for loanwords and not all modern coinages lend themselves to this.

Etymology
From.