Alif Maqsura letter ya without two dots under (ى) is strictly used at the end of words; never at the beginning, or middle. The Alif Maqsura, or another form of the final Alif, is used when Alif cannot occur at the end of a word. It makes the same sound as Alif, and takes markings such as Hamza, like a regular Alif.

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