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ye | ya |

Ya is a synonym of ye.



As pronouns the difference between ye and ya

is that ye is you (the people being addressed) while ya is eye dialect of lang=en.

As a verb ye

is address a single person by the use of the pronoun {{term||ye}} instead of {{term|thou|lang=en}}.

As an article ye

is the.

As a proper noun Ye

is anglicized version of the 42nd most common Chinese surname.

As an interjection ya is

yeah, yes.

As an adverb ya is

yea; yes.

As a noun ya is

a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet.

As an initialism YA is

youth Authority.

ye

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ye, . See also you.

Alternative forms

* (chiefly in Middle English)

Pronoun

  • (archaic, outside, Northern England, Cornwall, Ireland) You (the people being addressed).
    • Usage notes
    was originally used only for the nominative case (as the subject), and only for the second-person plural. Later, ye was used as a subject or an object, either singular or plural, which is the way that you is used today.
    Derived terms
    * d'ye * hear ye * ye'd * ye gods * ye'll * ye're * ye've
    References
    *

    Verb

  • (obsolete) a (l) person by the use of the (l) (term) instead of thou.
  • * 1483 , Catholicon Anglicum: An English–Latin Wordbook (Monson 168), page 426
    • To ?e , vosare jn plurali numero vos vestrum vel tibi'' [''perh. read vobis].
  • * 1511 , Promptorium Parvulorum (de Worde), sig. M.iii?/2
    • Yeyn or sey ye with worshyp, viso .
    Synonyms
    * (l) (obsolete)
    Antonyms
    * (l) (obsolete)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , but the letters were conflated when that was dropped.

    Article

    (head)
  • (archaic, definite) the
  • * 1647 , The old deluder, Satan, Act''. (cited in ''American Public School Law , K. Alexander, M. Alexander, 1995)
    • It being one cheife proiect of ye''' ould deluder, Satan, to keepe men from the knowledge of v Scriptures, as in formr times by keeping ym in an unknowne tongue, so in these lattr times by perswading from '''ye''' use of tongues, yt so at least '''ye''' true sence & meaning of '''ye''' originall might be clouded by false glosses of saint seeming deceivers, yt learning may not be buried in '''ye church and commonwealth, the Lord assisting or endeavors,—
  • * Ye Olde Medicine Shoppe .
    • Derived terms
    * ye olde

    Statistics

    *

    Anagrams

    * English personal pronouns English two-letter words ----

    ya

    English

    Etymology 1

    Reduced form of you. Compare Dutch je, reduced/unstressed form of .

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
    • Yo homes, smell ya later!
    Usage notes
    Only used in unstressed contexts.
    Derived terms
    * -cha * chewie on ya boot * -ja * love ya * see ya * smell ya later * there ya go * whaddaya

    See also

    * yer

    Etymology 2

    Apparently from (etyl) ja and cognates in other Germanic languages; related to English yeah.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (informal) Yeah, yes.

    • Etymology 3

    Variation of hyah.

    Interjection

    (en-interjection)
  • (informal) Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

    • Etymology 4

    From (etyl) ya, from (etyl) . More at yea.

    Alternative forms

    * yaa, yaw, yah, yha

    Adverb

    (-)
  • yea; yes
  • * 1806 , Jamieson, Pop. Ballads :
    • 'Ya , wilt thou!' said Wallace, 'then tak thee that, [...]'
  • * 1894 , W. G. Stevenson, Puddin' iii. :
    • Ya , auld man, ye ken fine ye wad like me.
  • * 1896 , Ackworth, Clog Shop Chron. :
    • Ya , bur 'ee did, [...]

    Etymology 5

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet.

    • Anagrams

    * ----