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

Interjection

ای • ‎(ey)

1. oh

Derived terms

• ای بابا ‎(ey bâbâ)

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

• دی‌ان‌ای ‎(di-en-ey)