مدنیت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From مدنی (medeni) +‎ ـیت (-iyet).

Noun

مدنیت • (medeniyet) (plural مدنیتلر)

1. civilization

Descendants

• Turkish: medeniyet
• → Persian: مَدَنِیَّت (madaniyyat)
• → Turkmen: medeniýet

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مدنیت (medeniyet). By surface analysis, مدنی (madani) +‎ ـیت (-iyyat).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	maḏaniyyat
Dari reading?	madaniyat
Iranian reading?	madaniyyat
Tajik reading?	madaniyat

Noun

مَدَنِیَّت • (madaniyyat)

1. civilization

   Synonym: تَمَدُّن (tamaddon)