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See also: ـی, ې [U+06D0 ARABIC LETTER E], ي [U+064A ARABIC LETTER YEH], ئ [U+0626 ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH HAMZA ABOVE], ۍ [U+06CD ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH TAIL], ے [U+06D2 ARABIC LETTER YEH BARREE], ى [U+0649 ARABIC LETTER ALEF MAKSURA], and ۓ [U+06D3 ARABIC LETTER YEH BARREE WITH HAMZA ABOVE]
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Arabic
Letter
ی
- (Egypt, Sudan) The yāʾ ي (y) in the final position, as spelled by the Egyptians and the Sudanese. This was the original form of the letter in final position for both of -ī and -ā, before the creation of ي (y) in the late nineteenth century in the Levant. The continued use of this form long after the creation of ي (y) may be due to Ottoman influence in Egypt where the newer Arabic form was rare and this form was the prevalent. Compare that in Egypt, the Arabic alphabet letters are (still) named based on the Ottoman convention, a practice now almost exclusive to Egypt and Sudan. Electronically, the similar shaped ى is used.
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Balti
Pronunciation
Letter
ی (transliteration needed)
- The forty-fifth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Brahui
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ی (ī)
Burushaski
Pronunciation
Letter
ی (y)
- The forty-eighth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
Letter
ی • (y)
- The forty-first letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.
Forms
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Pashto
Pronunciation
Letter
ی • (nârina ye)
- The forty-third letter of the Pashto alphabet.
Forms
Usage notes
- If preceded by a consonant, the letter ی represents /ai/.
- If preceded by a vowel, ی represents /j/.
- If the letter follows a consonant in a word, it indicates the word is masculine singular and in the direct case. At the end of verbs it is used to form verbal participles in the masculine.
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Persian
Etymology
Earlier version of ي (y) without إِعْجَام (ʔiʕjām, “letter dots”) in the final form.
Pronunciation
(letter name)
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈjeː/, /ˈjaː/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [je], [jɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [je], [jɔ]
Letter
ی / ﻳ / ﻴ / ﯽ • (ye)
- The thirty-second and final letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ه. Its name is یه (ye), یی (yē) or یا (yâ).
See also
- ى (Arabic yā’)
- Search for entries beginning with ی
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Punjabi
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Letter
ی • (nikkī ye)
Forms
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Urdu
Pronunciation
- (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰoː.ʈiː jeː/
- (phoneme):
- (consonant) (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /j/
- (vowel): (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɛː/, /eː/, /iː/
Letter
ی • (choṭī ye)
- The thirty-eighth letter of the Urdu alphabet.
Forms
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