امنیت

See also: أمنية

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From امن (emin) +‎ ـیت (-iyet)..

Noun

امنیت • (emniyet)

safety

Descendants

Turkish: emniyet

Persian

Etymology

From (amn, “secure, safe”) +‎ (-iyyat). Likely a Persian formation as a possible Arabic *أَمْنِيّة (*ʔamniyya) is not attested, at least in the contemporary language.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔam.nij.ˈjat/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ni.jǽt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ni.jǽt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ni.jǽt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæm.ni.jǽt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ni.jǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	amniyyat
Dari reading^?	amniyat
Iranian reading^?	amniyat
Tajik reading^?	amniyat

Noun

امنیت • (amniyyat / amniyat) (Tajik spelling амният)

security
Synonym: زینهار (zênhâr)

― amniyyat-e melli ― national security

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (amniyyat).

Noun

امنیت • (amnīyat) f

security
a place of safety

References

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