איה
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Hebrew
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔayy-; compare אֵי.
Pronunciation
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔajˈjeː/,
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔajˈje/,
- (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)æjˈje/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /aˈjej/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈje/
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Adverb
אַיֵּה • ('ayé)
- where
- Tanach, Genesis 22:7:
- וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֶּנִּי בְנִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה הָאֵשׁ וְהָעֵצִים וְאַיֵּה הַשֶּׂה לְעֹלָה׃
- Yizhak spoke to Avraham his father saying, "My father?" and he said, "Here I am my son." And he said, "Here are the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for an elevation-offering?
Inflection
Inflection table
| Non-personal-pronoun-including form | אַיֵּה ('ayé), אֵי ('éi) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Plural | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |
| First person | אַיִּי ('ayí) | איינו / אַיֵּנוּ ('ayénu) | ||
| Second person | אייך / אַיֶּךָּ ('ayéka), אייכה / אַיֶּכָּה ('ayéka) |
אייך / אַיֵּךְ ('ayékh) | אייכם / אַיְּכֶם ('ay'khém) | אייכן / אַיְּכֶן ('ay'khén) |
| Third person | אַיּוֹ ('ayó), אייהו / אַיֵּהוּ ('ayéhu) |
אַיָּהּ ('ayáh) | איים / אַיָּם ('ayám) | איין / אַיָּן ('ayán) |
References
Noun
אַיָּה • (ayá) f
Proper noun
אַיָּה • (Aya) f
- a female given name