ي
العربية
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ي¹
- /jaːʔ/ letter, name
- /j/ phoneme
- /iː/ phoneme
- /i(ː)/ phoneme
- /e(ː)/ phoneme
Where it comes from
From the Nabataean letter 𐢍 (l, “yodh”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤉 (l, “yodh”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂝. See also Classical Syriac ܝ (l, “yodh”), Hebrew י (l, “yodh”), Ancient Greek Ι (I), Latin I and Latin J.
letter يـ · ـيـ · ـي · yāʔ · ی
- The twenty-eighth and last letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by و (w).
symbol يـ · ـيـ · ـي · yāʔ · ی
- The tenth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ط (ṭ) and followed by ك (k).
ي²
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *-ī and/or Proto-Semitic *-ya, from Proto-Afroasiatic *yi (“me”). Compare Biblical Hebrew ־ִי (-i).
suffix ـِي · ـِيَ · ـيَ · -ī · -iya · -ya
- bound object pronoun: me, my لِـ (li-, “to”) + ـِي (-ī) → لِي (lī, “to me”)
ي³
Where it comes from
Compare Akkadian -ī, Biblical Hebrew ־ִי (-i) and Egyptian -j.
suffix ـِيّ · -iyy
- The nisba suffix, an extremely productive suffix used to derive adjectives (with the meaning “related to ...”) or nouns (with the meaning “person related to ...”) from other nouns فَنّ (fann, “art”) + ي (y) → فَنِّيّ (fanniyy, “artistic, artist”)
ي⁴
- /jaː/
particle يَٰـ · yā-
- alternative spelling of يَا (yā) (vocative particle)
In English
- my belonging to me
- me object of a preposition
- -ist One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory
- -ous suffix to form adjectives
- -ish appended to roots denoting names of nations or regions
- -ese forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a part
- -an of or pertaining to
- -ar of, near, or pertaining to
- -ary of or pertaining to
- -i suffix to form a demonym (especially in the Middle East)
- -ic Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see in
- yaa Arabic letter
Talk about this word "ي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%8A. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ي. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%8A "ي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%8A.Cite this
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title = {ي},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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