ـیت
Persian
Alternative forms
- ـیه (-iye) (dated)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ـِيَّة (-iyya).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /‿ij.ˈjat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [‿i.jǽt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [‿i.jǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [‿i.jǽt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | -iyyat |
| Dari reading? | -iyat |
| Iranian reading? | -iyat |
| Tajik reading? | -iyat |
Suffix
ـیت • (-iyat)
- a condition or state of being the thing or being in the role denoted by the noun it is suffixed to; -ness