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

امنیت • (amniyat)

1. security

   امنیت ملی ― amniyat-e melli ― national security

Synonyms

• زینهار (zênhâr)

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.