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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ـِيَّة (-iyya).
Suffix
ـِیَّت • (-iyyet)
- A condition or state of being the thing or being in the role denoted by the word it is suffixed to.; -ness, -ity
- Synonyms: ـلك, ـلق
Derived terms
Descendants
Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian ـِیَّت (-iyyat), in turn from Arabic ـِيَّة (-iyya). Compare Hindi -ता (-tā) and Hindi -त्व (-tva).
Pronunciation
Suffix
ـِیَت • (-iyat) (Hindi spelling -इयत)
- denoting a state of being the thing denoted by the word it is suffixed to: -ness, -ity, -dom
- قَوم (qaum, “nation”) + ـِیَت (-iyat) → قَومِیَت (qaumiyat, “nationality”)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit युत (yuta).
Pronunciation
Adjective
یُت • (yut) (Hindi spelling युत) (rare)
- joined, relating to
- Antonyms: (rare) اَیُت (ayut), اَلَگ (alag), عَلَیحِدَہ ('alaihida)
Noun
یُت • (yut) m (Hindi spelling युत) (rare)
- a particular measure of length (equal to 4 hastas)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “yut”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.