ي

Meaning

Character

The twenty-eighth and final letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by و (w).

Symbol

The tenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ط (ṭ) and followed by ك (k).

Suffix

bound object pronoun: me, my

Suffix

The nisba suffix, an extremely productive suffix used to derive adjectives (with the meaning “related to ...”) or nouns (with the meaning “person related to ...”) from other nouns: for instance, فَنِّيّ (fanniyy, “artistic, artist”) derived from فَنّ (fann, “art”), عِرَاقِيّ (ʕirāqiyy, “Iraqi, an Iraqi”) derived from عِرَاق (ʕirāq, “Iraq”).

Particle

alternative spelling of يَا (yā) (vocative particle)

Concepts

J

Jan.

my

yaa

-ist

me

Yodh

Synonyms

ج

ج

ك

ك

ك

ك

ك

يَاء

Translations

mijn

meu

meu

J

J

ma

Ι

GN

mon

J

G

mein

minha

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jaːʔ/

Etymology

From the Nabataean letter 𐢍 (l, “yodh”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤉 (l, “yodh”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂝. See also Classical Syriac ܝ (l, “yodh”), Hebrew י (l, “yodh”), Ancient Greek Ι (I), Latin I and Latin J.