ײ

See also: יי and ־ײַ

ײ U+05F2, ײ HEBREW LIGATURE YIDDISH DOUBLE YOD ← ױ [U+05F1] Hebrew ׳ → [U+05F3]

Translingual

Letter

ײ

1. A digraph of the letter yod, formerly used in Hebrew script languages, including Yiddish.

Usage notes

The use of the Unicode character “ײ” is deprecated; it is recommended to use two instances of י (U+05D9 HEBREW LETTER YOD).

See also

• ױ
• יִ
• ײַ

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ɛɪ̯/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /eɪ̯/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /aɪ̯/, /eɪ̯/
• (Netherlandic) IPA^(key): /ɛɪ̯/, /aː/

Letter

ײ • (ey)

1. (deprecated) A digraph of the letter yod, that represents the sound /ɛɪ̯/

Usage notes

The use of the Unicode character “ײ” is deprecated (see WT:AYI); it is recommended to use two instances of י (U+05D9 HEBREW LETTER YOD).