-iet

See also: iet

Dutch

Suffix

-iet

  1. -ite
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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ات‎ (-āt), feminine and non-personal plural ending.

Suffix

-iet

  1. a plural suffix used in some nouns, chiefly ones of Arabic origin and/or ending in -a
    tfajla (“girl”) → tfajliet (“girls”)
    qabża (“jump”) → qabżiet (“jumps”)

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