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Hebrew
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔayy-; compare אֵי.
Pronunciation
Adverb
אַיֵּה • (ayé)
- (formal or poetic in Modern Hebrew) where
- Synonym: אֵיפֹה (efó)
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
References
Noun
אַיָּה • (ayá) f
- honey buzzard
Proper noun
אַיָּה • (aya) f
- a female given name