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See also: ـی, ې , ي , ئ , ۍ , ے , ى , and ۓ

ی U+06CC, ی
ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH
ۋ
Arabic ۍ
U+FBFC, ﯼ
ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH ISOLATED FORM

Arabic Presentation Forms-A
U+FBFD, ﯽ
ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH FINAL FORM

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U+FBFE, ﯾ
ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH INITIAL FORM

Arabic Presentation Forms-A ﯿ
ﯿ U+FBFF, ﯿ
ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH MEDIAL FORM

Arabic Presentation Forms-A

Arabic

Letter

ی

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ی ـی ـیـ یـ
  1. (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 and , 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.

Balti

Pronunciation

Letter

ی (transliteration needed)

  1. The forty-fifth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Brahui

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /iː/,

Pronoun

ی (ī)

  1. I

Burushaski

Pronunciation

Letter

ی (y)

  1. The forty-eighth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /lɔkuʈ jeː/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /j/, /iː/

Letter

ی (y)

  1. The forty-first letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ی ـی ـیـ یـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ہ (h)
  • Next letter: ے (ē)

Pashto

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /nɑriˈna je/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ai/, /j/

Letter

ی (nârina ye)

  1. 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.

See also

  • Previous letter: ې
  • Next letter: ۍ

Persian

Etymology

Earlier version of ي (y) without إِعْجَام (ʔiʕjām, letter dots) in the final form.

Pronunciation

(letter name)

Readings
Classical reading? yē, yā
Dari reading? yē, yā
Iranian reading? ye, yâ
Tajik reading? ye, yo

Letter

ی / ﻳ / ﻴ / ﯽ (ye)

  1. The thirty-second and final letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ه. Its name is یه (ye), یی () or یا ().

See also

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /nɪkːiː jeː/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /j/, /iː/, /eː/, /ɛː/, /d͡ʒ/

Letter

ی (nikkī ye)

  1. The thirty-ninth letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ی ـی ـیـ یـ

See also

Urdu

Pronunciation

Letter

ی (choṭī ye)

  1. The thirty-eighth letter of the Urdu alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ی ـی ـیـ یـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ء
  • Next letter: ے (e)

See also