ܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤏𐤉𐤍 (ʿyn, literally “eye”); compare Hebrew עַיִן ('áyin) and Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn). Doublet of ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ˁaynā).

Alternative forms

• ܥܹܝܢ (ˁēn)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕeː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔeː]

Noun

ܥܹܐ • (ˁē) f

1. ayin (the sixteenth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܥ

Assyrian letter namesedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܲܦ (kap)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܲܘ (taw)

Etymology 2

Intensified from ܐܹܝܢ (ēn, “yes”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕeː]

Interjection

ܥܹܐ • (ˁē)

1. yeah?! what?! an abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires

   ܥܹܐ؟! ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ؟ ܒܠܝܼܓܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ.

   ˁē?! mā kē bāˁēt? blīgā ìwen.

   Yeah?! What do you want? I'm busy.