ئەی

Central Kurdish

Etymology

from Proto-Indo-European *éti or Proto-Indo-European *h₁eti.

Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔτι (éti), Sanskrit अति (ati), Gothic 𐌹𐌸 (iþ, “and, but, however, yet”), Old English prefix ed- (“re-”). More at ed-.

Conjunction

ئەی (ey)

1. and
2. though
3. but

Usage notes

• It can only be used in interrogative cases

References

• [1] Ferhengi Khal