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جِنسيّة

Nationalities

Turn any country into a nationality by adding يّ

Once you can name a country, its nationality comes almost for free. Take the country, and add "يّ" to the end. If the country ends in "ا", drop that first.

Here are a few more countries to try it on.

Keywords

  • noun
  • noun
  • noun
  • noun

Adding the يّ

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