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-iyet

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـِیَّت (-iyyet), from Arabic ـِيَّة (-iyya). Doublet of -iye.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈjet/, [iˈje̞t̪]
  • Rhymes: -et

Suffix

-iyet

  1. (no longer productive) Used to make noun meaning state of an adjective
    Synonym: -lık
    hür (free) + -iyethürriyet (freedom)
    ulvi (holy) + -iyetulviyet (holiness)
    faal (active) + -iyetfaaliyet (activity)
  2. (no longer productive) Used to make nouns from other parts of speech, mainly abstract nouns
    cins (type, genus) + -iyetcinsiyet (gender)
    milli (national) + -iyetmilliyet (nationality)
    medeni (civil) + -iyetmedeniyet (civilization)

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