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

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

Urdu

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

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.
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