Where does “ي” come from?
ي (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.
ي (Arabic): bound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
Definitions
- bound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
Ancestry of “ي”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Semitic | ʿayn- | eye |
| 2 | Hebrew | עַיִן | eye |