Eastern Syriac :ܝܹܐ
Western Syriac :ܝܶܐ
Eastern phonetic :' yi:
Category :interjection
[Human → Speech]
English :the emphatic yes ! denying a negative statement and implying, especially in Urmiah, that the other speaker is wrong, distinguish from ܗܹܐ : "yes" implying that the other speaker is right ; ܠܹܐ ܐܵܙܸܠ݇ܬ : you will not go, will you ? / ܝܹܐ ܒܸܬ ܐܵܙܸܠ݇ܢ : Yes ! I will ;
French :si ! , le "oui" emphatique, qui contredit la négation de l'interlocuteur ; ne pas confondre avec ܗܹܐ : "oui" qui implique que l'interlocuteur a raison ; ܠܹܐ ܐܵܙܸܠ݇ܬ : tu ne vas pas partir ? / ܝܹܐ ܒܸܬ ܐܵܙܸܠ݇ܢ : si ! je vais partir ;
Dialect :Eastern Syriac

See also : ܐܹܝܢ, ܗܹܐ, ܒܹܝܢ

Source : Maclean, Bailis Shamun