"ايوه" meaning in Egyptian Arabic

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Adverb

IPA: [ˈæjwə] Forms: aywa [romanization], أيوه [alternative], أيوة [alternative], ايوة [alternative]
Etymology: From Arabic إِي (ʔī), or أَيْ (ʔay, “yes”), + وَـ (wa-). The former two only occur before swearing or oaths, e.g. إِي وَرَبِّي (ʔī wa-rabbī), إِي وَٱللهِ (ʔī wal-lāhi, “yes, by God”), and thus were often followed by وَـ (wa-, “by”). Etymology templates: {{inh|arz|ar|إِي}} Arabic إِي (ʔī) Head templates: {{arz-adverb|tr=aywa}} ايوه • (aywa)
  1. yes; yeah (response to a question) Synonyms: آه, حاضر Related terms: نعم (naʕam) (english: yes (response to a call))
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