Words That Start With the Letter Yaa (ي) — Name, Animal, Plant, Object, Country

Teach your child the Arabic letters in a fresh, fun new way through letter cards and learning-by-play methods with all sorts of words. In this article we bring you words that start with the letter Yaa (ي) — a name, an animal, a plant, an object, and a country starting with Yaa, with pictures — through the Stop the Bus (Scattergories) game, an excellent way to teach the Arabic letters and build a child’s vocabulary while enjoying learning through the letters game, here on your site (Belaraby Apps ). Come along with our children and play the exciting letters game to teach kids the Arabic letters in a fun way. Here are words that start with the letter Yaa (ي) — a name, an animal, a plant, an object, and a country starting with Yaa — one of the attention- and focus-building activities for children that also develops language skills.

A Name, Animal, Plant, Object and Country Starting with the Letter Yaa (ي)

The Stop the Bus (Scattergories) game

This game works to enrich children’s vocabulary and helps them explore the world around them. It develops special skills such as quick thinking and finding solutions, and it broadens children’s general knowledge. It also sharpens quick wit, the power of observation and memory, and the ability to distinguish between the pronunciation of letters. Yaa is the twenty-eighth letter and the last of the Arabic alphabet. By order, it is one of the “moon letters” in the Arabic alphabet, and it resembles the letter Baa (ب), except with two dots underneath. ⇐ Read also: The Name, Animal, Plant, Object and Country game from Alif to Yaa .. the Arabic letters game (PDF)

Words that start with Yaa (ي) for kids

يَ (ya) … يابس (yaabis — dry) – يتيم (yateem — orphan) – يسار (yasaar — left) – يمين (yameen — right) – يرقة (yaraqa — caterpillar) – يوم (yawm — day).

يُ (yu) … يوسفي (yusufi — mandarin orange) – يُونس (Yoonus — Jonah, a name) – يُود (yood — iodine)

يِ (yi) … رِياضة (riyaada — sport) – نِيل (Neel — the Nile) – نِيران (neeraan — fires)

Picture card for the letter Yaa

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1. Words that start with the letter Yaa (ي)

Words with Yaa (ي) for kids:

• يصير (yaseer — becomes), يعبر (ya’bur — crosses), يركب (yarkab — rides), يركل (yarkul — kicks).
• يعقوب (Ya’qoub — Jacob), يلبس (yalbas — wears), يمشي (yamshi — walks), يصعد (yas’ad — climbs).
• يوسف (Yusuf — Joseph), ينبوع (yanboo’ — spring/fountain), يرقة (yaraqa — caterpillar), يريد (yureed — wants).
• ياسر (Yasir — a name), يابس (yaabis — dry), يسار (yasaar — left), يمين (yameen — right).
• يمن (Yemen), يامن (Yamen — a name), يزن (Yazan — a name), يصبح (yusbih — becomes/in the morning).

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2. A boy’s name with the letter Yaa

A boy’s name that starts with Yaa (ي):

• يوسف (Yusuf — Joseph).
• ياسين (Yaseen).
• يسير (Yaseer).
• يحيي (Yahya — John).
• يزن (Yazan).
• ياسر (Yasir).
• يزيد (Yazeed).
• يعقوب (Ya’qoub — Jacob).
• يونس (Yoonus — Jonah).
• يامن (Yamen).
• ياقوت (Yaqoot).

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3. Girls’ names with the letter Yaa

A girl’s name that starts with the letter Yaa:

• يمامة (Yamaama — dove).
• ياسمين (Yasmeen — Jasmine).
• يارا (Yara).
• يامنة (Yamna)
• يمنى (Yumna).
• يسرى (Yusra).

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4. An animal’s name with the letter Yaa

Animal names that start with Yaa (ي):

• يحمور – يأمور (yahmour / ya’mour — roe deer)
• يربوع (yarboo’ — jerboa)
• يرقة (yaraqa — caterpillar)
• يؤيؤ (yu’yu’ — merlin/small falcon)
• يعسوب (ya’soob — dragonfly)
• يمامة (yamaama — dove)

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5. A plant’s name with the letter Yaa

Plant names that start with Yaa (ي), and a fruit with Yaa:

• يانسون (yansoon — anise)
• يقطين (yaqteen — gourd/squash)
• يوسفي (yusufi — mandarin orange)
• ياسمين (yasmeen — jasmine)
• يوكا (yucca)
• يوكوميا – يلانج (yucomia / ylang)
• يام (yam)
• يد بوذا (yad budha — Buddha’s-hand citron)

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6. Names of objects with the letter Yaa

An inanimate object with the letter Yaa:

• يخت (yakht — yacht): a small boat.
• يايات (yayaat — springs/coils): also called helpers or springs.
• ياقوت (yaqoot — ruby): a rare type of precious gemstone, used in making the world’s most expensive jewelry.
• يورو (yoro — euro): the currency of the European Union.
• يويو (yoyo)

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7. Names of countries with the letter Yaa (ي)

A country’s name that starts with Yaa (ي):

• يابان (the Yaaban — Japan).
• يمن (Yemen).
• يوغسلافيا (Yugoslavia).
• يونان (Greece).
• يثرب (Yathrib — old name of Medina).
• ينبع (Yanbu — a Saudi city).
• ياموسوكرو (Yamoussoukro).
• ياوندي (Yaoundé).
• يريفان (Yerevan).

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8. A food that starts with the letter Yaa

A food with Yaa (ي):

• يخنة (yakhna — a Syrian stew)
• ياميش (yamish — dried nuts and fruits)
• يغمش (yaghmush — a Yemeni dish)

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9. A profession with the letter Yaa

Professions that start with Yaa (ي):

• يوتيوبر (YouTuber)
• ياقوتي (yaqooti — gem dealer/jeweler)
• يوزباشي (yuzbashi — an officer rank, “captain”)

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10. Adjectives that start with the letter Yaa

• يتيم (yateem — orphan): used for a person who has no father or mother.
• يابس (yaabis — dry): used for dry farmland that is empty of crops and bounty, or for hard things.
• يسر (yusr — ease): used for ease or wealth, and it is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an.
• يقين (yaqeen — certainty): used for firm, deep-rooted belief.

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The story of the letter Yaa for kids

With pictures: the letter Yaa (ي) for kids, with vowels and its different forms — from the short vowels (damma, fatha, kasra, sukoon) to the long vowels, which are the lengtheners (madd with Alif, madd with Waaw, madd with Yaa). ⇐ To read the full illustrated story, click here You’ll find more letter stories — with the original letters, the diacritics and the lengthening letters, all illustrated — in the stories app (Belaraby Tales). A story is the best way to raise a child, teach good behavior and reinforce positive behavior. Read to your child and teach them to love reading with illustrated Arabic stories and new, meaningful children’s stories in the Belaraby Tales app.

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