In Syriac the feminine adds a yodh before the feminine ending, except in the emphatic singluar; hence sg. ܙܥܘܪܝܵܐ ܙܥܘܪܝܲܬ ܙܥܘܪܬܵܐ ; pl. ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܵܢ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܵܬ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܵܬܵܐ -- see SG§71:2
1 smallGal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr.
--(a) youngJLAtg, Man.
2 humbleSyr.
3 few, small amountSyr.
--(a) often in construct with the governed noun : lacking in, few inSyr.
--(b) ܕܠܐ ܒܙܥܘܪ : considerable, in substantial amountSyr.
4 pl: a few thingsSyr.
--(a) ܒܲܙܥܘܿܪ̈ܝܵܬܵܐ or simply ܙܥܘܿܪ̈ܝܵܬܵܐ : in briefSyr.