ای

Ottoman Turkish

Interjection

ای (ey)

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

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Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

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 2

Interjection

Dari ای
Iranian Persian ای
Tajik ай

ای (ey)

  1. oh

Etymology 3

Determiner

ای (i)

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