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ی

Choti Ye

چھوٹی ی

Sound: y / iIPA /j ~ iː/Joins both sides

How it works

Two sounds. At word-start before another vowel = y (yaad, yeh). Inside or end of word with zer = ee (kitaabein, shukriya). Compare with bari ye (ے) which is always final-position with -e/-ay sound.

Example word

یاد
yaadmemory