ی
ی - Arabic
Letter
ی
| Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
|---|---|---|---|
| ی | ـی | ـیـ | یـ |
- (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.
ی - Balti
Pronunciation
- IPA: /j, i/, [j, i]
Letter
ی (i)
- The fourty-fifth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
ی - Burushaski
Pronunciation
- IPA: /j/, [j]
Letter
ی (y)
- The fourty-eighth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
ی - Kashmiri
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA: /lɔkuʈ jeː/
- (phoneme): IPA: /j/, /iː/
Letter
ی • (y)
- The forty-first letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.
Forms
| Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
|---|---|---|---|
| ی | ـی | ـیـ | یـ |
ی - Pashto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA: /nɑriˈna je/
- (phoneme): IPA: /ai/, /j/
Letter
ی • (nârina ye)
- The forty-third letter of the Pashto alphabet.
Forms
| Isolated form | Final form |
|---|---|
| ی | ـی |
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.
- In Pakistan, ے is used instead.
ی - Persian
Pronunciation
- IPA: [j], [iː], [eː]
- (Iranian Persian) IPA: [je] (letter name)
- (Classical Persian): IPA: /ja/
- (Dari): IPA: /ja/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA: /je/
- (Tajik): IPA: /ja/
Letter
ی / ﻳ / ﻴ / ﯽ • (ye)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA: [je]
Particle
ی • (-ye)
- the grammatical particle ezafe; see Persian ezâfe
Usage notes
Written after words ending in the vowels ـه (-e), ـا (-â), or ـو (-u, -o).
ی - Urdu
Pronunciation
- (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA: /t͡ʃʰoː.ʈiː‿jeː/
- (phoneme):
- (consonant) (Standard Urdu) IPA: /j/
- (vowel): (Standard Urdu) IPA: /ɛː/, /eː/, /iː/
Letter
ی • (choṭī ye)
- The thirty-eighth letter of the Urdu alphabet.
Forms
| Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
|---|---|---|---|
| ی | ـی | ـیـ | یـ |