ايه

See also: إيه, أية, آية, and آیه

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• إيه (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Arabic أَيّ (ʔayy, “which”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(ʔ)eː(h)]

Pronoun

ايه • (ē)

1. what?

   اسمك ايه؟ ― ismak ē? ― What's your name?

   بتعمل ايه؟ ― bitiʕmil ē? ― What are you doing?

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• إيه

Etymology

From Arabic إي (ʔī), a particle used in affirmative oaths. Possibly influenced by Syriac forms; compare Aramaic אין (ʾēn, “yes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔeː]

Adverb

اِيه • (ē, ēh)

1. yes

   ايه, فيه أمل.

   Ēh, fī amal.

   Yes, there is hope.