The Arabic letter Yaa ي
Yaa (ياء) is the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is pronounced y / ii.
ي
How to say it
A “y” as in “yes”, or a long “ee” as in “see”.
Its four shapes
يAlone
يـStart
ـيـMiddle
ـيEnd
Yaa joins to the letter after it, so it has four shapes. The line (ـ) shows where it connects to the letters around it.
Practise writing
Trace over the grey letter with your finger or mouse. Arabic is written from right to left.
How to spot it
Two dots below.
Don’t confuse it with
No close look-alikes.
Example word
يَدyad
hand