امنیت

See also: أمنية‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From امن‎ (emin) +‎ ـیت‎ (-iyet).

Noun

امنیت • (emniyet)

  1. safety

Descendants
  • Turkish: emniyet

Persian

Alternative forms
  • امنیّت (amniyyat) (with a shadda)

Etymology

Probably a Persian formation from امن‎ (amn, “secure, safe”) +‎ ـیت‎ (-iyat). The adjective is from Arabic أَمْن‎ (ʔamn, “security, safety”, noun). A possible Arabic *أَمْنِيّة (*ʔamniyya) is not used at least in the contemporary language.

Noun
Dari امنیت
Iranian Persian
Tajik амният (amniyat)

امنیت • (amniyat)

  1. security
    ‏امنیت ملی‎ ― amniyat-e melli ― national security

Urdu

Noun

امنیت • (amnīyat) f

  1. security
  2. a place of safety

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