ðə sˈʌfɪks hɐz ðə sˈeɪm bˈeɪsɪk fˈɔːɹm ɪn ɪdʒˈɪpʃən ænd sɛmˈɪɾɪk, tˈeɪkɪŋ ðə fˈɔːɹm ˈaɪ wˈaɪ ɪn sɛmˈɪɾɪk ænd bˌiːɪŋ ɹˈɪʔn̩ dʒˈeɪ ɪn ɪdʒˈɪpʃən.
The suffix has the same basic form in Egyptian and Semitic, taking the form -i(y) in Semitic and being written -j in Egyptian.