ABYSSINIA).
Mommsen, Provinces of the Roman Empire Bibliography.-T. Mommsen, Provinces of the Roman Empire (1896) ; W. Dittenberger, Orientis Graeci Inscriptiones selectae, Nos. 599, 200 ; Littmann u. Kroncker, V orbericht der deutschen Aksum Expedition (5906), and Littmann's subsequent researches.
The word "aye" meaning always (pronounced as in "day") is connected with Gr. 6€1, always, and Lat. aevum, an age ; it is often spelt "ay." "Aye," meaning Yes (pronounced like "eye"), is probably the same word etymologically, though differentiated by usage ; the form "ay" for this is also common.
