مدنیت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Calque of French civilisation, from مدنی (medeni, “civil”) +‎ ـیت (-iyet). Coined in 1840.[1]

Noun

مدنیت • (medeniyet) (plural مدنیتلر)

  1. civilization

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “medeniyet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

مدنیت • (madaniyyat / madaniyat) (Tajik spelling маданият)

  1. civilization
    Synonym: تَمَدُّن (tamaddun / tamaddon)

Descendants

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