ايوه

See also: إيوه

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative Forms

• أيوه, أيوة, ايوة (alternative spellings)

Etymology

From Arabic إِي (ʔī), or أَيْ (ʔay, “yes”), + وَـ (wa-). The former two only occur before swearing or oaths, e.g. إِي وَرَبِّي (ʔī wa-rabbī), إِي وَٱللهِ (ʔī wal-lāhi, “yes, by God”), and thus were often followed by وَـ (wa-, “by”).

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈæjwə]

Adverb

ايوه • (aywa)

1. yes; yeah (response to a question)

   Synonyms: آه (ā), حاضر (ḥāḍir) (polite)

See also

• نعم (naʕam, “yes (response to a call)”)