مىللىيەت
Uyghur edit
Etymology edit
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, مىللەت (millet, “nation”) + ـىيەت (-iyet).
Noun edit
مىللىيەت • (milliyet) (plural مىللىيەتلەر (milliyetler))