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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

  1. bound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...

Ancestry of “ي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
2Hebrewעַיִןeye

Words derived from “ي”

  • loco
  • locoed
  • locoweed
  • locoism
  • locoman
  • locura
  • Al Ain
  • alocar
  • loquero
  • locamente
  • alocado
  • locura
  • alocadamente
  • loca
  • loco
  • enloquecedor
  • enloquecer
  • سيل
  • سَالَ
  • قياء
  • فاض
  • تغير
  • أفاد
  • زَادَ
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