ايوه

• أيوه, أيوة, ايوة (alternative spellings)

From Coptic ϩⲁⲓⲟ (haio, “yes”) or ϩⲁⲉⲓⲟ (haeio, “yes”).^[1]

Or from Arabic إِي (ʔī), or أَيْ (ʔay, “yes”), + وَـ (wa-). The former two only occur before swearing or oaths, e.g. إِي وَرَبِّي (ʔī wa-rabbī), إِي وَٱللهِ (ʔī wal-lāhi, “yes, by God”), and thus were often followed by وَـ (wa-, “by”).

Or a combination of both. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• IPA^(key): [ˈæjwə]

ايوه • (aywa)

1. yes; yeah (response to a question)

   Synonyms: آه (ā), حاضر (ḥāḍir) (polite)

• نعم (naʕam, “yes (response to a call)”)