איה

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔayy-; אַי ('ay, where) +‎ ־ֵה (e, hē paragogicum).

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔajˈjeː/, [ʔajˈjeː]
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔajˈje/, [ʔaɟˈɟeː]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔajˈje/, [ʔajˈjeː]
  • (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)æjˈje/
  • (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /aˈjej/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈje/
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Adverb

אַיֵּה • (ayé)

  1. (formal or poetic in Modern Hebrew) where
    Synonym: אֵיפֹה (efó)
    • Tanach, Genesis 22:7:
      וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֶּנִּי בְנִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה הָאֵשׁ וְהָעֵצִים וְאַיֵּה הַשֶּׂה לְעֹלָה׃
      Yizhak spoke to Avraham his father saying, "My father?" and he said, "Here I am my son." And he said, "Here are the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for an elevation-offering?

Inflection

Inflection table
base form אַיֵּה (ayé), אֵי (é)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f m f
1st person אַיִּי (ayí) איינו / אַיֵּנוּ (ayénu)
2nd person אייך / אַיֶּךָּ (ayéka),
אייכה / אַיֶּכָּה (ayéka)
אייך / אַיֵּךְ (ayékh) אייכם / אַיְּכֶם (ay'khém) אייכן / אַיְּכֶן (ay'khén)
3rd person אַיּוֹ (ayó),
אייהו / אַיֵּהוּ (ayéhu)
אַיָּהּ (ayáh) איים / אַיָּם (ayám) איין / אַיָּן (ayán)

References

Noun

אַיָּה • (ayáf

  1. honey buzzard

Proper noun

אַיָּה • (ayaf

  1. a female given name