اقلیت
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Ottoman Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From اقل (ekall, “less”) + ـیت (-iyet, “-ness”). First attested in 1877.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
اقلیت • (ekalliyet) (plural اقلیتلر)
- minority (any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)
Descendants[edit]
- > Turkish: ekalliyet (inherited)
- → Azerbaijani: əqəlliyyət, əqəliyyət
- → Arabic: أَقَلِّيَّة (ʔaqalliyya)
- → Persian: اقلیت (aqalliyat)
- → Urdu: اَقَلِّیَت (aqalliyat)
Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish اقلیت (ekalliyet). Equivalent to اقل (aqall) + ـیت (-iyat).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔa.qal.li.ˈjat]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæ.ʁæl.li.jǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.qäl.li.jǽt̪]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | aqalliyat |
Dari reading? | aqalliyat |
Iranian reading? | ağalliyat |
Tajik reading? | aqalliyat |
Noun[edit]
Dari | اقلیت |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ақаллият |
اقلیت • (aqalliyat) (plural اقلیتها (aqalliyat-hâ))
- minority
- Antonym: اکثریت (aksariyat)
- اقلیتهای مذهبی ― aqalliyat-hâ-ye mazhabi ― religious minorities
Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اقلیت (ekalliyet).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
اَقَلِّیَت • (aqalliyat) f (Hindi spelling अक़ल्लियत)
Declension[edit]
Declension of اقلیت | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | اقلیت (aqliyat) | اقلیتیں (aqliyatẽ) |
oblique | اقلیت (aqliyat) | اقلیتوں (aqliyatõ) |
vocative | اقلیت (aqliyat) | اقلیتو (aqliyato) |
References[edit]
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- Rhymes:Urdu/ət̪
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