חיה
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
Root |
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ח־י־ה (ḥ-y-h) |
From Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Cognate with Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
חייה / חַיָּה • (khayá)
- feminine singular indefinite form of חַי (kháy)
Noun edit
חייה / חַיָּה • (khayá) f (plural indefinite חַיּוֹת, singular construct חיית / חַיַּת־, plural construct חַיּוֹת־)
Synonyms edit
- בְּהֵמָה (b'hemá)
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
חייה / חַיָּה • (kháya) f
- a female given name, Chaya
Verb edit
חַיָּה • (khayá)
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
חיה • (khaye) f, plural חיות (khayes)
Derived terms edit
- חייִש (khayish)
See also edit
- בהמה (beheyme)