-iyet

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـِیَّت (-iyyet), from Arabic ـِيَّة (-iyya). Doublet of -iye. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈjet/, [iˈje̞t̪] Rhymes: -et === Suffix === -iyet (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”) (no longer productive) Used to make nouns from other parts of speech, mainly abstract nouns ‎cins (“type, genus”) + ‎-iyet → ‎cinsiyet (“gender”) ‎milli (“national”) + ‎-iyet → ‎milliyet (“nationality”) ‎medeni (“civil”) + ‎-iyet → ‎medeniyet (“civilization”) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “+īya(t)²”, in Nişanyan Sözlük