Baṛī ye
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Baṛī ye (Urdu: بَڑی يے, Urdu pronunciation: [ˈbəɽiː ˈjeː]; lit. "greater ye") is a letter in the Urdu alphabet (and other Indo-Iranian language alphabets based on it) directly based on the alternative "returned" variant of the final form of the Arabic letter ye/yāʾ (known as yāʾ mardūda) found in the Hijazi, Kufic, Thuluth, Naskh, and Nastaliq scripts.[1] It functions as the word-final yā-'e-majhūl ([eː]) and yā-'e-sākin ([ɛː]).[2][obsolete source] It is distinguished from the "choṭī ye (چھوٹی يے; "lesser ye")", which is the regular Perso-Arabic yāʾ (ی) used elsewhere. In Punjabi, where it is a part of the Shahmukhi alphabet, it is called waḍḍī ye (Punjabi: وَڈّی یے) with the Gurmukhi equivalent ਏ.[citation needed]
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Baṛī ye بَڑی يے | |
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ے | |
ۓ | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Arabic abjad Urdu alphabet Shahmukhi (Punjabi) Saraiki alphabet Balochi Standard Alphabet Kashmiri alphabet Burushaski alphabet Khowar alphabet |
Type | Abjad Alphabetic |
Language of origin | Urdu |
Sound values | /eː/ /ɛː/ /eɪ/ |
In Unicode | U+06D2 |
Alphabetical position | 38 |
History | |
Development | |
Time period | ~1200 to present |
Descendants | ݺ ݻ ◌ެ [lower-alpha 1] |
Sisters | I J Ι Ї י 𐤉 ܝ 𐡉 ◌ۦ [lower-alpha 2] ◌ۧ [lower-alpha 2] See also: Yodh |
Transliterations | Ē Ai (digraph) Ei (digraph) |
Variations | ۓ |
Other | |
Writing direction | Right-to-left |
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It is also used in the Pakistani Pashto alphabet,[citation needed] with the Afghan equivalent being ی.[citation needed]