ايه

See also: إيه‎, أية‎, آية‎, and آیه‎

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔeː(h)]

Pronoun

اِيه • (ēh)

  1. what?
    ‏اسمك ايه؟‎‎
    Esmak ēh? (to a male), Esmek ēh? (to a female)
    What's your name? (Egypt)
    ‏ايه ده؟‎‎
    Ēh da?
    What's this? (Egypt)

See also

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic إي‎ (ʔī), a particle used in affirmative oaths. Possibly influenced by Syriac forms; compare Aramaic אין‎ (ʾēn, “yes”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔeː]

Adverb

اِيه • (ē, ēh)

  1. yes
    ‏ايه, فيه أمل.‎‎
    Ēh, fī amal.
    Yes, there is hope.
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