The former two may retain the 'feminine' endings common in Galilean toponyms.

This is the standard feminine ending, where there is an extra unstressed syllable at the end.

Pashmina is the Persian word for "woolen," with a feminine ending.

Or slap on a feminine ending, and a stolid biznesmen becomes a coy, female biznesmenka.

The Latin masculine or feminine endings used in these personal prayers can provide a clue to the gender of the original owner.

For example, in the following couplet by Longfellow, the first line has a feminine ending and the second a masculine one.

Although non-standard and unusual, chargée d'affaires (with the feminine ending) may be seen where the chargé is female.

Sledgehammer accents at the feminine endings of phrases too often stopped this music in its tracks.

The feminine ending -t has been omitted.