ی

See also: ـی, ې [U+06D0 ARABIC LETTER E], ي [U+064A ARABIC LETTER YEH], ئ [U+0626 ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH HAMZA ABOVE], ۍ [U+06CD ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH TAIL], ے [U+06D2 ARABIC LETTER YEH BARREE], ى [U+0649 ARABIC LETTER ALEF MAKSURA], and ۓ [U+06D3 ARABIC LETTER YEH BARREE WITH HAMZA ABOVE]

ی U+06CC, ی ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH ← ۋ [U+06CB] Arabic ۍ → [U+06CD]

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

ﯼ U+FBFC, ﯼ ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH ISOLATED FORM ← ﯻ [U+FBFB] Arabic Presentation Forms-A ﯽ → [U+FBFD]

ﯽ U+FBFD, ﯽ ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH FINAL FORM ← ﯼ [U+FBFC] Arabic Presentation Forms-A ﯾ → [U+FBFE]

ﯾ U+FBFE, ﯾ ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH INITIAL FORM ← ﯽ [U+FBFD] Arabic Presentation Forms-A ﯿ → [U+FBFF]

ﯿ U+FBFF, ﯿ ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH MEDIAL FORM ← ﯾ [U+FBFE] Arabic Presentation Forms-A ﰀ → [U+FC00]

Arabic

Letter

ی

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 -ī and -ā, 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

• IPA^(key): /j, i/; [j, i]

Letter

ی (transliteration needed)

1. The forty-fifth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the 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/, [iː]

Pronoun

ی (ī)

1. I

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j/, [j]

Letter

ی (y)

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

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• ي, ى (alternative form)

Etymology

• From Arabic ی or Ottoman Turkish ی.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /je/, /jaːʔ/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /j/, /iː/, /eː/, /i/ (word-final)

Letter

ی • (y)

1. alternative spelling of ي

Usage notes

the letter is sometimes spelled as ی in the final position. This was the original form of the letter in final position for both of -ī and -ā, before the creation of ي in the late nineteenth century in the Levant. The continued use of this form long after the creation of ي 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 and/or interchangable with both the dotted and undotted versions.

See also

• Arabic script letters: حروف (script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ث, ج, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, ل, م, ن, ه, و, ي ^[edit]

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ی • (y)

1. The forty-first letter of the Kashmiri alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ہ and followed by ے.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ی (ye), derived from Arabic ي (y).

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ˈjɛː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /j/

Letter

ی / ﻳ / ﻴ / ﯽ • (ye)

1. The thirty-fourth and last letter of the Ottoman Turkish alphabet, called یه (ye) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ه.

See also

• ي (y) (Arabic yā’)
• ى (Arabic alef maksura)
• Search for entries beginning with ی
• Arabic script letters (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ك, گ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, و, ه, ی, ء ^[edit]

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, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ې and followed by ۍ.

Forms

In Pashto the letter only appears in isolated and final positions:

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.

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [j], [iː], [eː]

(letter name)

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈjeː/, /ˈjaː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jeː], [jɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jeː], [jɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [jeː], [jɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [jeː], [jɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [je], [jɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [je], [jɔ]

• Rhymes: -eː, -aː

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 last letter of the Persian alphabet, called یه (ye), یی (yē) or یا (yâ) and written in the Arabic script; preceded by ه.

See also

• ى (Arabic yā’)
• Search for entries beginning with ی

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Gurmukhi letter: ਯ (ya), ੀ (ī), ੇ (e), ੈ (ai), ਇ (i), ਜ (jajjā)
• (letter name): نکی یے (nikkī ye)

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 the Punjabi alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ء (hamzah) and followed by ے (vaḍḍī ye).

See also

• Shahmukhi script letters: اکّھر (script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, ࣇ, م, ن, ݨ, ں, ہ, و, ی, ے ^[edit]

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰoː.ʈiː jeː/
• (phoneme):
  • (consonant) (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /j/
  • (vowel): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɛː/, /eː/, /iː/

Letter

ی • (choṭī ye)

1. The thirty-eighth letter of the Urdu alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ء and followed by ے.

See also

• Arabic script letters: حُرُوف (hurūf) (script appendix): ا (آ, أ, إ), ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, م, ن, ں, ہ, ھ, و, ی, ے, ء (ئ, ؤ, هٔ, أ, إ), ◌ٰ ^[edit]