ايه
See also: إيه, أية, آية, and آیه
Egyptian Arabic
Alternative forms
- إيه
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔeː(h)]
Pronoun
اِيه • (ēh)
- 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
- مَا (mā), مَاذَا (māḏā) (MSA)
North Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
- إيه
Etymology
From Arabic إي (ʾī), a particle used in affirmative oaths. Possibly influenced by Syriac forms; compare Aramaic אין (ʾēn, “yes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔeː]
Adverb
اِيه (ē, ēh)
- yes
- ايه, في أمل.
- Ēh, fī amal.
- Yes, there is hope.