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ي

Ya ياء

y as in 'yes' — or long 'ee'

✍️ Boat shape that dips BELOW the line + 2 dots UNDER

يَد yad = hand · say YAD

Position in a word

يIsolated
يـInitial
ـيـMedial
ـيFinal

Short vowels

يَa · ya
يِi / e · yi / ye
يُu · yu

Long vowels

يَاaa · yaa
يِيee · yee
يُوuu · yuu

Other marks

يْSukun · y
يّShadda · yy
يًan · yan
يٍin · yin
يٌun · yun

In a word

يَد