وای

Persian

Etymology

PIE word
*wáy

From Proto-Iranian *wáy, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáy, eventually from Proto-Indo-European *wai.

Cognate with Latin vae, English woe. Similar words also exist in Semitic, compare Aramaic וי‎ (way), Arabic وَيْلٌ‎ (waylun).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /wɑːj/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /wɑːj/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /vɒːj/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /vɔj/

Interjection

وای • (vây)

woe!, alas!, oh dear!

Descendants

→ Turkish: vay

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