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ية

suffix ـِيَّة · -iyya

morpheme Used to form abstract nouns from other nouns and from adjectives. Usually there is a parallel nisba adjective in ـِيّ (-iyy), with a parallel meaning. For example, اِشْتِرَاكِيَّة (ištirākiyya, “socialism”) is formed from اِشْتِرَاك (ištirāk, “sharing, cooperation”), with a corresponding nisba adjective اِشْتِرَاكِيّ (ištirākiyy, “socialist”). It is possible to analyze cases like these as e.g. اِشْتِرَاكِيّ (ištirākiyy, “socialist”) suffixed with ـَة (-a) to form an abstract noun. However, there are other cases, such as جَاذِبِيَّة (jāḏibiyya, “attraction, gravity”) derived from جَاذِب (jāḏib,
morpheme Used to form nouns of various types from other nouns, e.g. device nouns such as بُنْدُقِيَّة (bunduqiyya, “rifle”) from بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, bullet”).

In English

-ism a principle, belief or movement
-ness appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quali
-ation -ation (suffix)

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ية},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%8A%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}