ملیت
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From ملت (millet) + ـیت (-iyyet).
Noun
مِلِّیَّت • (milliyyet) (plural ملیتلر)
Derived terms
- ملیتسز (milliyyetsiz)
- ملیتسزلك (milliyyetsizlik)
Related terms
Descendants
- Turkish: milliyet
- → Azerbaijani: milliyyət
- → Pashto: مليت (milliyát)
- → Persian: ملیت (melliyat)
- Tajik: миллият (milliyat)
- → Uyghur: مىللىيەت (milliyet)
- → Uzbek: milliyat
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مِلِّیَّت (milliyyet). By surface analysis, ملت (millat, “nation”) + ـیت (-iyyat).
Pronunciation
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɪl.li.jǽt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mel.li.jǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mil.li.jǽt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | milliyat |
| Iranian reading? | melliyat |
| Tajik reading? | milliyat |
Noun
| Dari | ملیت |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | миллият |
ملیت • (melliyyat) (plural ملیتها)