اقلیت
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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From اقل (ekall, “less”) + ـیت (-iyet, “-ness”). First attested in 1877.
Pronunciation
Noun
اقلیت • (ekalliyet) (plural اقلیتلر)
- minority (any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)
Descendants
- > Turkish: ekalliyet (inherited)
- → Azerbaijani: əqəlliyyət, əqəliyyət
- → Arabic: أَقَلِّيَّة (ʔaqalliyya)
- → Persian: اقلیت (aqalliyat)
- → Gujarati: અકલિયત (akaliyat)
- → Urdu: اَقَلِّیَت (aqalliyat)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اقلیت (ekalliyet). Equivalent to اقل (aqall) + ـیت (-iyyat).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | aqalliyyat |
| Dari reading? | aqalliyat |
| Iranian reading? | ağalliyyat |
| Tajik reading? | aqalliyat |
Noun
| Dari | اقلیت |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ақаллият |
اقلیت • (aqalliyyat) (plural اقلیتها (aqalliyyat-hâ))
- minority
- Antonym: اکثریت (aksariyat)
- اقلیتهای مذهبی ― aqalliyyat-hâ-ye mazhabi ― religious minorities
Descendants
- → Gujarati: અકલિયત (akaliyat)
- → Urdu: اَقَلِّیَت (aqalliyat)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اقلیت (aqalliyyat), from Ottoman Turkish اقلیت (ekalliyet). First attested in c. 1936.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ə.qəl.lɪ.jət̪/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /əq.lɪ.jət̪/
- Rhymes: -ət̪
Noun
اَقَلِّیَت • (aqalliyat) f (Hindi spelling अक़ल्लियत)
Declension
| Declension of اقلیت | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| direct | اقلیت (aqliyat) | اقلیتیں (aqliyatẽ) | ||||||
| oblique | اقلیت (aqliyat) | اقلیتوں (aqliyatõ) | ||||||
| vocative | اقلیت (aqliyat) | اقلیتو (aqliyato) | ||||||