ے

Arabic

Letter

ے

1. Alternative form of ي (y)

Usage notes

• Not a distinct letter, primarily used to save space when writing or in calligraphy.

Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e/,

Letter

ے (e)

1. The fourty-sixth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Forms

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eː/,

Letter

ے (ee)

1. The fifty-second letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Forms

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /boɖ jeː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /j/, /eː/

Letter

ے • (ē)

1. The forty-second and final letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

The letter ے in its initial form is ﯾ , middle form ﯿ and final form ے

See also

• Previous letter: ی (y)

Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eː/

Letter

ے • (yā-yi mardūda)

1. (India) Alternative form of word-final ی, used specifically to represent word-final /eː/.

   آمدی ― āmadī ― you came

   آمدے ― āmadē ― he/she would came

   شیری ― šēr⁠ī ― lion-like, leonine

   شیرے ― šēr⁠ē ― a lion, one lion

Usage notes

• In India, this was called the یای مردوده (yā-yi mardūda, “returned yā”), as opposed to the normal ی (yā-yi muhaqqaqa, “authentic yā”).

Descendants

• Punjabi: ے (e)
• Urdu: ے (e)
  • Balti: ے
  • Burushaski: ے
  • Kashmiri: ے (ē)

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋəɖ.ɖiː jeː/
• (Doabi) IPA^(key): /bəɖ.ɖiː jeː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /eː/, /ɛː/

Letter

ے • (vaḍḍī ye)

1. The forty-second and final letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script. Used at the end of a word to indicate the vowel sounds e and ai.

Forms

See also

• Previous letter: ی (y)

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bə.ɽiː jeː/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /eː/, /ɛː/

Letter

ے • (baṛī ye)

1. The thirty-ninth and final letter of the Urdu alphabet. Used at the end of a word to indicate the vowel sounds e and ai

Forms

See also

• Previous letter: ی (ī)