"aya" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} aya (not comparable)
  1. (archaic, dialect, New England) Yes; yea; aye. Tags: New-England, archaic, dialectal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-aya-en-adv-8cH6X9Sl Categories (other): New England English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: ayas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} aya (plural ayas)
  1. Alternative form of ayah Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ayah
    Sense id: en-aya-en-noun-cxWqFk2X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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