یت

یت

See also: ية‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ـِيَّة‎ (-iyya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ijet/

Suffix

ـیت • (-iyet)

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

Ottoman Turkish terms suffixed with ـیت

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Persian

Alternative forms

• یه‎ (-iyye) (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ـِيَّة‎ (-iyya).

Suffix

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

Persian terms suffixed with یت

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Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian ـیت‎, in turn from Arabic ـِيَّة‎ (-iyya). Compare Hindi -वाद (-vād).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪ.jət̪/

Suffix

ـیت • (-iyat) (Hindi spelling -इयत)

1. denoting a state of being the thing denoted by the word it is suffixed to: -ness, -ity
2. -ism

Derived terms

Category Urdu terms suffixed with ـیت not found

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit युत (yuta).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /jʊt̪/

Adjective

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

1. joined

   Antonyms: (rare) اَیُت‎ (ayut), اَلَگ‎ (alag)

2. separate, removed

Noun

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

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

References

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