ìyè noun /ì.jè/
Definitions
  1. life
Etymology
ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + yè (“to live, to survive”), literally “that which you survive for”
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefixto live, to survive
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 4, where this word is spelled “iye”. Reference: en-iye-yo-noun-Y71wZe8e