مليت

See also: ملئت and ملیت

Pashto

Etymology

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, ملت (millát, “nation”) +‎ ـيت (-iyat).

Noun

مليت • (milliyát) m

1. nationality

Related terms

• ملت (millát)
• ملي (millí)