ways to read the letter ي yaa#

The letter ي can be pronounced as:

iy ي "ee",

ay ي "eye" or "aye"

ya ي yeah

yi ي yee

yu ي you

When it is the first letter of a word, the only possible readings are ya yu yi ي ي ي. Most of the time it's ya ي. It is almost always ya ي, yu ي happens about 10% of the time, and yi ي less than 0,1%.

The sounds iy ي and ay ي are not written if they are followed by a ya yu yi ي ي ي sound. Example: mayyit ميت, pronounced my-yit.