postposition

[ pohst-puh-zish-uh n, pohst-puh-zish-uh n ]

/ ˌpoʊst pəˈzɪʃ ən, ˈpoʊst pəˌzɪʃ ən /

the act of placing after.

the state of being so placed.

Grammar.

the use of words, particles, or affixes following the elements they modify or govern, as of the adjective general in attorney general, or of the particle e “to” in Japanese Tokyo e “to Tokyo.”
a word, particle, or affix so used.

Origin of postposition

1540–50; post- + position or (pre)position¹

If ra were a postposition, it would follow the suffix bi (on which see Hymn to Sin, line 27).

Sumerian Hymns |Frederick Augustus Vanderburgh
The accusative case in nouns is marked by a postposition, ku, as in Hindustani.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea |George Rawlinson
Note that ra may be taken as a postposition of the genitive as well as phonetic complement (see on line 3).

Sumerian Hymns |Frederick Augustus Vanderburgh
When the noun to which they are suffixed has a double form, the postposition is added to the short form.

The Mafulu |Robert W. Williamson

The postposition pampa, ixtli, the face, and the first possessive pronoun no.

The Gegence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua |Daniel G. Brinton

postposition

/ (ˌpəʊstpəˈzɪʃən) /

placement of a modifier or other speech element after the word that it modifies or to which it is syntactically related

a word or speech element so placed

postpositional, adjective postpositionally, adverb