"أيوى" meaning in All languages combined

See أيوى on Wiktionary

Particle [South Levantine Arabic]

IPA: /ʔaj.wa/, [ˈʔaj.wa] Forms: ʔaywa [romanization]
Etymology: Probably formed أَيّ (ʔayy) + swearing وَ (wa), the former as well used in Palestinian Arabic in the sense “let’s go”, “styll” etc. and with أَيّ نَعَم (ʔayy naʕam), possibly arbitrarily chosen for its onomatopoeic properties like Urban British English aye, as well as High Arabic هَيَّا (hayyā). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|ajp|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{m+|en|aye}} English aye, {{m+|ar|هَيَّا}} Arabic هَيَّا (hayyā) Head templates: {{ajp-particle|tr=ʔaywa}} أيوى • (ʔaywa)
  1. yes, yep, yeah Synonyms: أيوه

Alternative forms

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