ܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕeː]
  • (Urmian) 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 names) 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), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), ܦܹܐ‎ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ‎ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ‎ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ‎ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ‎ (šīn), ܬܲܘ‎ (taw), (Category: aii:Assyrian letter names)

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.
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