مليت

See also: ملئت and ملیت

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مِلِّیَّت (milliyyet), itself coined in Ottoman Turkish from ملت (millet) +‎ ـیت (-iyyet) (both elements respectively borrowed from Arabic مِلَّة (milla) and ـِيَّة (-iyya)). By surface analysis, ملت (millát, “nation”) +‎ ـيت (-iyat).

Noun

مليت • (milliyát) m

nationality

Related terms

ملت (millát)
ملي (millí)

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