إي

• IPA^(key): /ʔiː/

إِي • (ʾī)

1. Used with وَ‎ (wa) followed by a word referring to God, to make an oath that expresses agreement.
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 10:53:

     ‏وَيَسْتَنْبِئُونَكَ أَحَقٌّ هُوَ قُلْ إِي وَرَبِّي إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ وَمَا أَنْتُمْ بِمُعْجِزِينَ‎

     wayastanbiʾūnaka ʾaḥaqqun huwa qul ʾī warabbī ʾinnahu laḥaqqun wamā ʾantum bimuʿjizīna

     And they ask thee to inform them: "Is it true?" Say: "Yes, by my Lord, verily it is true, and ye cannot escape."

   ‏إِي وَرَبِّي إِنَّكَ عَلَى حَقٍّ‎

   ʾī wa-rabbī ʾinnaka ʿalā ḥaqqin

   Yes, by God, you are right.

إِِي • (ʾiī)

1. yes

• نَعَم‎ (naʿam)

إي • (ey)

1. yes