-iyet

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـِیَّت (-iyyet), from Arabic ـِيَّة (-iyya), akin to -iye

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈjet/, [iˈje̞t̪]
• Rhymes: -et

Suffix

-iyet

1. (no longer productive) Used to make noun meaning state of an adjective

   Synonym: -lık

   ‎hür (“free”) + ‎-iyet → ‎hürriyet (“freedom”)

   ‎ulvi (“holy”) + ‎-iyet → ‎ulviyet (“holiness”)

   ‎faal (“active”) + ‎-iyet → ‎faaliyet (“activity”)

2. (no longer productive) Used to make nouns from other parts of speech, mainly abstract nouns

   ‎cins (“type, genus”) + ‎-iyet → ‎cinsiyet (“gender”)

   ‎millet (“nation”) + ‎-iyet → ‎milliyet (“nationality”)

   ‎medeni (“civil”) + ‎-iyet → ‎medeniyet (“civilization”)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “+īya(t)²”, in Nişanyan Sözlük