ـیات

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ـِيَّات (-iyyāt).

Suffix

ـیات (transliteration needed)

  1. plural nisba, a suffix used to form adjectives in Arabic grammar, or the adjective resulting from this formation

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ـِيَّات (-iyyāt). Compare Hindi -विद्या (-vidyā) or Hindi -इकी (-ikī).

Pronunciation

Suffix

ـیات (-iyāt) (Hindi spelling -इयात)

  1. denoting the science, study or branch of knowledge of the thing denoted by the word it is suffixed to: -logy, -ology
  2. -ics

Derived terms

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