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Dutch
Etymology
From French -ite, from Old French, from Latin -ītēs.
Suffix
-iet
- -ite
Maltese
Alternative forms
- -at (regularly after għ, somewhat commonly after ħ and q)
Etymology
From Arabic ـَات (-āt), feminine and non-personal plural ending.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-iet
- a plural suffix used in some nouns, chiefly ones of Arabic origin and/or ending in -a
- tfajla (“girl”) → tfajliet (“girls”)
- qabża (“jump”) → qabżiet (“jumps”)
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