ايه

See also: إيه, أية, آية, and آیه

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• إيه

Etymology

From Arabic أَيّ (ʔayy).

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

• مَا (mā), مَاذَا (māḏā) (MSA)

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• إيه

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.