איה

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔayy-; compare אֵי.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adverb

אַיֵּה • ('ayé)

  1. where
    • Tanach, Genesis 22:7:
      וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֶּנִּי בְנִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה הָאֵשׁ וְהָעֵצִים וְאַיֵּה הַשֶּׂה לְעֹלָה׃
      Yizhak spoke to Avraham his father saying, "My father?" and he said, "Here I am my son." And he said, "Here are the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for an elevation-offering?

Inflection

References

Noun

אַיָּה • (ayá) f

  1. honey buzzard

Proper noun

אַיָּה • (Aya) f

  1. a female given name
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