یت

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Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Suffix[edit]

ـِیَّت • (-iyyet)

  1. 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[edit]

Ottoman Turkish terms suffixed with ـیت

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: -iyet

Persian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Suffix[edit]

ـیت • (-iyyat)

  1. A condition or state of being the thing or being in the role denoted by the noun it is suffixed to.; -ness

Derived terms[edit]

Persian terms suffixed with یت

Urdu[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Persian ـیت, in turn from Arabic ـِيَّة (-iyya). Compare Hindi -ता (-tā) and Hindi -त्व (-tva).

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

ـِیَت • (-iyat) (Hindi spelling -इयत)

  1. 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[edit]
Urdu terms suffixed with ـیت

Etymology 2[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit युत (yuta).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

یُت • (yut) (Hindi spelling युत) (rare)

  1. joined, relating to
    Antonyms: (rare) اَیُت (ayut), اَلَگ (alag), عَلَیحِدَہ ('alaihida)

Noun[edit]

یُت • (yut) m (Hindi spelling युत) (rare)

  1. a particular measure of length (equal to 4 hastas)

References[edit]

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “yut”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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