يع

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jæʕ]

Interjection

يع • (yaʿ)

1. an exclamation of disgust in regards to an offensive odor, taste, sight, or thought: yuck!, ew!, ugh!

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, ideophonic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jiʕʕ/, [jɪʕ]

Interjection

يِعّ • (yiʕʕ)

1. an exclamation of disgust in regards to an offensive odor, taste, sight, or thought: yuck!, ew!, ugh!

   ريحَتُه مُقرِفَة يِعّ! ― rīḥatu mugrifa, yiʕʕ! ― it has a bad smell, ew!