أي
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Arabic[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Semitic *ʔayy-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
أَيّ • (ʔayy) m or f
- which ...? what ...? what kind of ...? (followed by a noun in the genitive or a personal suffix)
- مِنْ أَيِّ بَلَدٍ أَنْتَ؟
- min ʔayyi baladin ʔanta?
- From which country are you?
- أَيًّا مِنْ هٰذِهِ الْأَلْعَابِ تُفَضِّلُ؟
- ʔayyan min hāḏihi l-ʔalʕābi tufaḍḍilu?
- Which of these games do you prefer?
- whichever
- أَيَّ كِتَابٍ تَقْرَأْ يُفِدْكَ
- ʔayya kitābin taqraʔ yufidka
- Whichever book you read, it'll benefit you.
- any
- زُرْنِي فِي أَيِّ وَقْتٍ
- zurnī fī ʔayyi waqtin
- Visit me at any time.
Usage notes[edit]
- While أَيّ (ʔayy) can be used with masculine as well as feminine nouns, the form أَيَّة (ʔayya) is exclusively used with feminine nouns.
Declension[edit]
Declension of pronoun أَيّ (ʔayy)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَيّ ʔayy |
— | أَيّ ʔayy |
Nominative | أَيٌّ ʔayyun |
— | أَيُّ ʔayyu |
Accusative | أَيًّا ʔayyan |
— | أَيَّ ʔayya |
Genitive | أَيٍّ ʔayyin |
— | أَيِّ ʔayyi |
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
أَيْ • (ʔay)
References[edit]
- Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “أي”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
Moroccan Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
أي • (ʔayy)
South Levantine Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
أيّ • (ʔayy)
Pronoun[edit]
أيّ • (ʔayy)
Synonyms[edit]
- أنو (ʔanū)
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