يع

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jæʕ]

Interjection

يع • (yaʿ)

  1. an exclamation of disgust in regards to an offensive odor, taste, sight, or thought: yuck!, ew!, ugh!

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, ideophonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jiʕʕ/, [jɪʕ]

Interjection

يِعّ • (yiʕʕ)

  1. an exclamation of disgust in regards to an offensive odor, taste, sight, or thought: yuck!, ew!, ugh!
    ريحَتُه مُقرِفَة يِعّ! ― rīḥatu mugrifa, yiʕʕ! ― it has a bad smell, ew!

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Imitative of an involuntary sound of disgust.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaʕʕ/

Interjection

يَعّ • (yaʕʕ)

  1. yuck!, ew!

Synonyms

  • إيعق (ʔīʕq) (coastal Syria)
  • إِيخ (ʔīḵ)
  • إِيع (ʔīʕ)
  • نْيَعّ (nyaʕʕ)
  • نْيَعْق (nyaʕʔ)
  • يَعْق (yaʕʔ)
  • يُخّ (yuḵḵ) (Beqaa)
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