־יות

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From ־ִי (-i) +‎ ־וּת (-út).

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-ijˈjuθ/ [-ijˈjuːθ]
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-iˈjus/
• (Italian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-ijˈjud/
• (Mizrahi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-ijˈjut/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-ijˈjut̪/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-ijˈjuθ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-iˈjut/

Suffix

־ִיּוּת • (-iyút) f (plural ־יויות / ־ִיֻיּוֹת)

1. -ism, -ity, -ness: A suffix used to form abstract nouns describing a condition or doctrine from adjectives.

   ‎אופקי / אׇפְקִי (of'kí, “horizontal”) → ‎אופקיות / אָפְקִיּוּת (of'kiyút, “horizontality”)

   ‎איטי / אִטִּי (ití, “slow”) → ‎איטיות / אִטִּיּוּת (itiyút, “slowness”)

   ‎מַגְנֵטִי (magnéti, “magnetic”) → ‎מַגְנֵטִיּוּת (magnétiyut, “magnetism”)

Etymology 2

From ־ִי (-i) +‎ ־וֹת (-ót).

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-ijˈjoθ/ [-ijˈjoːθ]
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew, YIVO) IPA^(key): /-iˈjɔɪs/
• (Italian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-ijˈjod/
• (Mizrahi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-ijˈjoːt/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-ijˈjo(ː)t̪/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-ijˈjøːθ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-iˈjot/ [-iˈjo̞t]

Suffix

־ִיּוֹת • (-iyót) f pl

1. feminine plural indefinite form of ־ִי (-í).
2. plural indefinite form of ־ִית (-ít)‎.
3. plural indefinite form of ־ִיָּה (-iyá)‎.

Etymology 3

Suffix

־ֻיּוֹת • (-uyót)

1. defective spelling of ־ויות.