اقلیت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From اقل‎ (ekall, “less”) +‎ ـیت‎ (-iyet, “-ness”). First attested in 1877.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.kal.li.jet/

Noun

اقلیت • (ekalliyet) (plural اقلیتلر‎)

  1. minority (any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)

Descendants
  • Turkish: ekalliyet
  • → Arabic: أَقَلِّيَّة‎ (ʔaqalliyya)
  • → Persian: اقلیت‎ (aqalliyat)

Persian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اقلیت‎ (ekalliyet).

Pronunciation
    • (Dari): IPA(key): /aqallijat/

    Noun

    اقلیت • (aqalliyat) (plural اقلیت‌ها‎ (aqalliyat-hâ))

    1. minority

    Descendants

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian اقلیت‎ (aqalliyat), itself from Ottoman Turkish اقلیت‎ (ekalliyet).

    Pronunciation
    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ə.qəlː.ɪj.ət̪/
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /əq.lɪ.jət̪/
    • Rhymes: -ət̪

    Noun

    اَقَلِّیَت • (aqalliyat) f (Hindi spelling अक़ल्लियत)

    1. minority
      Antonym: اکثریت‎ (aksariyat, “majority”)

    Declension
    Declension of اقلیت
    singular plural
    direct اقلیت‎ (aqliyat) اقلیتیں‎ (aqliyatẽ)
    oblique اقلیت‎ (aqliyat) اقلیتوں‎ (aqliyatõ)
    vocative اقلیت‎ (aqliyat) اقلیتو‎ (aqliyato)

    References
    • “اقلیت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • “اقلیت”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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