Where does “ـیت” come from?
ـیت (Persian) comes from Arabic ـِيَّة — relational suffix.
ـیت (Persian): a condition or state of being the thing or being in the role denoted by the noun it is suffixed to; -ness
Definitions
- a condition or state of being the thing or being in the role denoted by the noun it is suffixed to; -ness
Ancestry of “ـیت”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ـِيَّة | relational suffix |