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ײ

ײ

ײ U+05F2, ײ
HEBREW LIGATURE YIDDISH DOUBLE YOD
ױ
[U+05F1]
Hebrew ׳
[U+05F3]
See also: יי and ־ײַ

Translingual

Letter

ײ

  1. A digraph of the letter yod, formerly used in Hebrew script languages, including Yiddish.

Usage notes

The use of the Unicode character “ײ” is deprecated; it is recommended to use two instances of י (U+05D9, HEBREW LETTER YOD).

See also

  • ױ
  • יִ
  • ײַ