ايه

• إيه (alternative spelling)

From Arabic أَيّ (ʔayy, “which”).

• IPA^(key): [(ʔ)eː(h)]

ايه • (ē)

1. what?

   اسمك ايه؟ ― ismak ē? ― What's your name?

   بتعمل ايه؟ ― bitiʕmil ē? ― What are you doing?

• As shown above, the Egyptian pronoun follows the verb (unlike most Arabic dialects). In order to place it before the verb, either as subject or object, it must be followed by the relative pronoun اللي (illi).

• أي (ʔē) (alternative spelling)

• IPA^(key): /ʔeː/

ايه • (ʔē)

1. yes, yeah

   Near-synonyms: نَعَم (naʕam) (formal), مْبَلَى (mbala) (only in response to a negative), أَيْوَا (ʔaywa) (emphatic)

2. right, carrying on; said when continuing after an interruption