Where does “-iyya” come from?
-iyya (Hausa) comes from Arabic ـِيَّة — relational suffix.
-iyya (Hausa): Used as a nisba suffix to form abstract nouns,...
Definitions
- Used as a nisba suffix to form abstract nouns,...
Ancestry of “-iyya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | ـِيَّة | relational suffix |
Words derived from “-iyya”