ملیت

See also: ملئت‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

A pseudo-loan derived from Arabic مِلِّيّ‎ (milliyy). Morphologically ملی‎ (millî) +‎ ـیت‎ (-iyet).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mil.li.jet/

Noun

ملیت • (milliyet) (plural ملیتلر‎)

nationality

Descendants

Turkish: milliyet
→ Persian: ملیت‎ (melliyat)
- Tajik: миллият (milliyat)

Persian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ملیت‎ (milliyet), from Arabic مِلِّيّ‎ (milliyy).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /millijat/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /mɪllijat/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mellijæt/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /millijat/

Noun

Iranian Persian	ملیت
Dari	ملیت
Tajik	миллият (milliyat)

ملیت • (melliyat) (plural ملیت‌ها‎ (melliyat-hâ))

nationality

Related terms

ملت‎ (mellat)
ملی‎ (melli)

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