"أيوى" meaning in South Levantine Arabic

See أيوى in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /ʔaj.wa/, [ˈʔaj.wa] Audio: LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-Muhammad (AdrianAbdulBaha)-أيوى.wav Forms: ʔaywa [romanization], أيوه [alternative]
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

Alternative forms

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