Meaning of ـیه | Babel Free

Definitions

1. dated form of ـیت (-iyyat, “-ness, -ity”)
   alt-of, dated, morpheme
2. Used in certain country names.
   morpheme
3. Used in the names of Sufi orders.
   morpheme
4. Used in the names of certain dynastic periods.
   historical, morpheme

Examples

“ترک (tork, “Turk”) + ـیه (-iyye) → ترکیه (torkiyye, “Turkey”)”

“روس (rus, “Russan”) + ـیه (-iyye) → روسیه (rusiyye, “Russia”)”

“مولوی (mowlavi, a title of Rumi) + ـیه (-iyye) → مولویه (mowlaviyye, “Mevlevi Order”)”

“چشت (češt, a town in Afghanistan where the early masters hailed) + ـیه (-iyye) → چشتیه (češtiyye, “Chishti Order”)”

“زند (zand) + ـیه (-iyye) → زندیه (zandiyye, “Zand period”)”

“قاجار (qâjâr) + ـیه (-iyye) → قاجاریه (qâjâriyye, “Qajar period”)”

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