how to pronounce ayah

/aɪə/

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ayah is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ayah in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the ayah that Liaquat eruption apologies …”

meanings of ayah

noun:

A verse in the Quran.
A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia.

ayah frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ayah occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.