امنیت

See also: أمنية

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From امن (emin) +‎ ـیت (-iyet).

Noun

امنیت • (emniyet)

1. safety

Descendants

• Turkish: emniyet

Persian

Etymology

From امن (amn, “secure, safe”) +‎ ـیت (-iyyat). Likely a Persian formation as a possible Arabic *أَمْنِيّة (*ʔamniyya) is not attested, at least in the contemporary language.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔam.nij.jat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ni.jät̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ni.jät̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ni.jät̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ni.jät̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæm.nij.jæt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ni.jät̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	amniyyat
Dari reading?	amniyat
Iranian reading?	amniyyat
Tajik reading?	amniyat

Noun

Dari	امنیت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	амният

امنیت • (amniyyat)

1. security

   Synonym: زینهار (zênhâr)

   امنیت ملی ― amniyyat-e melli ― national security

Urdu

Noun

امنیت • (amnīyat) f

1. security
2. a place of safety

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “amnīyat”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.