ای

See also: آی‎, إي‎, and أي‎

Brahui

Pronoun

ای (ī)

  1. I

Ottoman Turkish

Interjection

ای • (ey)

  1. oh
  2. eh
  3. well
  4. hey

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian ʾy (ay).

Adverb

ای • (ay)

  1. that is to say

Etymology 2

From اگر‎ (agar).

Pronunciation
  • (dialectal: Shiraz, Abadan) IPA(key): /æj/
  • (dialectal: most Southern dialects of Persian) IPA(key): /ej/

Conjunction

ای • (ay, ey)

  1. (dialectal) if
    ای وه‌ش گفتی نه خسته می‌گو بشی تا كولتاوم.‎
    Éy vaš gófti na xáste migú béši tâ kúlet-awom. (Proverb, Dashtestan)
    If you tell him don't bother (more power to your elbow), he would say let me ride on your shoulder.
    روز مرگُم باشه ای یی رو بفَمَم که اَزُم سیر شده وُ دوسُم نداره.‎
    Ruze margom baše ay yey ru befāmam ke azom sir šode o dusom nadâre. (Shiraz)

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeia. Compare Ottoman Turkish ای‎ (ey).

Interjection
Dari Persian ای‎
Iranian Persian ای‎
Tajiki Persian ай (ay)

ای • (ey)

  1. O
Derived terms

Etymology 4

From Middle Persian ʾyd (ēd, “this”).

Determiner

ای • (i)

  1. (dialectal, Kabol, Mashhad, Shiraz, Kazerun, Dashtestan, Bushehr) this

Etymology 5

Suffix

ای • (-i)

  1. Alternative form of ی‎
Usage notes

Used for words ending in ـه (-e).

Etymology 6

Noun

ای • (ey)

  1. Transliteration of the name of the Latin-script letter a in English and other European languages.
Derived terms
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