See also: حيي, چی, جي, خی, جئ, and جٍي

Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
ح ي و (ḥ y w)
16 terms

Verb

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حَيَّ (ḥayya) I (non-past يَحْيَا (yaḥyā), verbal noun حَيَاة (ḥayāh) or مَحْيًا (maḥyan))

  1. Alternative form of حَيِيَ (ḥayiya, to live)
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حَيَّ (ḥayya) I (non-past يَحْيَا (yaḥyā), verbal noun حَيَاة (ḥayāh) or مَحْيًا (maḥyan))

  1. to experience, to witness
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Etymology 1.2

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Compare Hebrew חי (khay), Ge'ez ሐይወ (ḥäywä).

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  • IPA(key): /ħajj/
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Adjective

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حَيّ (ḥayy) (feminine حَيَّة (ḥayya), masculine plural أَحْيَاء (ʔaḥyāʔ), elative أَحْيَا (ʔaḥyā))

  1. alive
    Antonym: مَيِّت (mayyit)
  2. lively, animated, energetic, active
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Noun

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حَيّ (ḥayym (plural أَحْيَاء (ʔaḥyāʔ))

  1. organism, living being
  2. tribe
  3. neighbourhood, district (of a city), quarter (of a city)
  4. block of apartments
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Etymology 1.3

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Verb

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حَيَّ (ḥayya)

  1. (defective) come! hurry up!
    Synonyms: تَعَالَ (taʕāla), هَلُمَّ (halumma)
    حَيَّ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَاةِ
    ḥayya ʕalā ṣ-ṣalāti
    Come to prayer!
    حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِḥayya ʕalā l-falāḥihurry up and work! (literally, “hurry up to success!”)

Etymology 1.4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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حَيّ or حِيّ (ḥayy or ḥiyym pl

  1. plural of حَيَاء (ḥayāʔ)

Etymology 1.5

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Verb

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حَيِّ (ḥayyi) (form II) /ħaj.ji/

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative of حَيَّا (ḥayyā)

Etymology 2

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Root
ح و ي (ḥ w y)
9 terms

Noun

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حَيّ (ḥayym

  1. verbal noun of حَوَى (ḥawā) (form I)

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy).

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Adjective

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حي (ḥayy) (feminine حية (ḥayya), masculine plural حيين (ḥayyīn), feminine plural حيات (ḥayyāt))
حي (ḥiyy) (feminine حية (ḥiyya), masculine plural حيين (ḥiyyīn), feminine plural حيات (ḥiyyāt))

  1. alive

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حَي (ḥiyy or ḥayym (plural أحياء (ʔaḥyāʔ))

  1. neighbourhood

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ح ي و
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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حيّ (ḥayy) (feminine حيّة (ḥayye), common plural أحياء (ʔaḥyāʔ))

  1. living, alive

Noun

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حيّ (ḥayym (plural أحياء (ʔaḥyāʔ))

  1. district, neighbourhood
    Synonym: حارة (ḥāra)