حي

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

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ح ي و (ḥ y w)
16 terms

Verb

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

1. Alternative form of حَيِيَ (ḥayiya, “to live”)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of حَيَّ (I, final-weak, i ~ a, no passive, irregular, verbal nouns حَيَاة, مَحْيًا)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						حَيَاة, مَحْيًا ḥayāh, maḥyan
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						—
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَيِيتُ ḥayītu	حَيِيتَ ḥayīta	حَيَّ ḥayya		حَيِيتُمَا ḥayītumā	حَيَّا ḥayyā		حَيِينَا ḥayīnā	حَيِيتُمْ ḥayītum	حَيُّوا ḥayyū
	f		حَيِيتِ ḥayīti	حَيَّتْ ḥayyat			حَيَّتَا ḥayyatā			حَيِيتُنَّ ḥayītunna	حَيِينَ ḥayīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحْيَا ʔaḥyā	تَحْيَا taḥyā	يَحْيَا yaḥyā		تَحْيَيَانِ taḥyayāni	يَحْيَيَانِ yaḥyayāni		نَحْيَا naḥyā	تَحْيَوْنَ taḥyawna	يَحْيَوْنَ yaḥyawna
	f		تَحْيَيْنَ taḥyayna	تَحْيَا taḥyā			تَحْيَيَانِ taḥyayāni			تَحْيَيْنَ taḥyayna	يَحْيَيْنَ yaḥyayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحْيَا ʔaḥyā	تَحْيَا taḥyā	يَحْيَا yaḥyā		تَحْيَيَا taḥyayā	يَحْيَيَا yaḥyayā		نَحْيَا naḥyā	تَحْيَوْا taḥyaw	يَحْيَوْا yaḥyaw
	f		تَحْيَيْ taḥyay	تَحْيَا taḥyā			تَحْيَيَا taḥyayā			تَحْيَيْنَ taḥyayna	يَحْيَيْنَ yaḥyayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحْيَ ʔaḥya	تَحْيَ taḥya	يَحْيَ yaḥya		تَحْيَيَا taḥyayā	يَحْيَيَا yaḥyayā		نَحْيَ naḥya	تَحْيَوْا taḥyaw	يَحْيَوْا yaḥyaw
	f		تَحْيَيْ taḥyay	تَحْيَ taḥya			تَحْيَيَا taḥyayā			تَحْيَيْنَ taḥyayna	يَحْيَيْنَ yaḥyayna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِحْيَ iḥya			اِحْيَيَا iḥyayā				اِحْيَوْا iḥyaw
	f		اِحْيَيْ iḥyay							اِحْيَيْنَ iḥyayna

Verb

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

1. to experience, to witness

Conjugation

    Conjugation of حَيَّ (I, final-weak, i ~ a, full passive, irregular, verbal nouns حَيَاة, مَحْيًا)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						حَيَاة, مَحْيًا ḥayāh, maḥyan
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						—
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						—
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَيِيتُ ḥayītu	حَيِيتَ ḥayīta	حَيَّ ḥayya		حَيِيتُمَا ḥayītumā	حَيَّا ḥayyā		حَيِينَا ḥayīnā	حَيِيتُمْ ḥayītum	حَيُّوا ḥayyū
	f		حَيِيتِ ḥayīti	حَيَّتْ ḥayyat			حَيَّتَا ḥayyatā			حَيِيتُنَّ ḥayītunna	حَيِينَ ḥayīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحْيَا ʔaḥyā	تَحْيَا taḥyā	يَحْيَا yaḥyā		تَحْيَيَانِ taḥyayāni	يَحْيَيَانِ yaḥyayāni		نَحْيَا naḥyā	تَحْيَوْنَ taḥyawna	يَحْيَوْنَ yaḥyawna
	f		تَحْيَيْنَ taḥyayna	تَحْيَا taḥyā			تَحْيَيَانِ taḥyayāni			تَحْيَيْنَ taḥyayna	يَحْيَيْنَ yaḥyayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحْيَا ʔaḥyā	تَحْيَا taḥyā	يَحْيَا yaḥyā		تَحْيَيَا taḥyayā	يَحْيَيَا yaḥyayā		نَحْيَا naḥyā	تَحْيَوْا taḥyaw	يَحْيَوْا yaḥyaw
	f		تَحْيَيْ taḥyay	تَحْيَا taḥyā			تَحْيَيَا taḥyayā			تَحْيَيْنَ taḥyayna	يَحْيَيْنَ yaḥyayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحْيَ ʔaḥya	تَحْيَ taḥya	يَحْيَ yaḥya		تَحْيَيَا taḥyayā	يَحْيَيَا yaḥyayā		نَحْيَ naḥya	تَحْيَوْا taḥyaw	يَحْيَوْا yaḥyaw
	f		تَحْيَيْ taḥyay	تَحْيَ taḥya			تَحْيَيَا taḥyayā			تَحْيَيْنَ taḥyayna	يَحْيَيْنَ yaḥyayna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِحْيَ iḥya			اِحْيَيَا iḥyayā				اِحْيَوْا iḥyaw
	f		اِحْيَيْ iḥyay							اِحْيَيْنَ iḥyayna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حُيِيتُ ḥuyītu	حُيِيتَ ḥuyīta	حُيَّ ḥuyya		حُيِيتُمَا ḥuyītumā	حُيَّا ḥuyyā		حُيِينَا ḥuyīnā	حُيِيتُمْ ḥuyītum	حُيُّوا ḥuyyū
	f		حُيِيتِ ḥuyīti	حُيَّتْ ḥuyyat			حُيَّتَا ḥuyyatā			حُيِيتُنَّ ḥuyītunna	حُيِينَ ḥuyīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحْيَا ʔuḥyā	تُحْيَا tuḥyā	يُحْيَا yuḥyā		تُحْيَيَانِ tuḥyayāni	يُحْيَيَانِ yuḥyayāni		نُحْيَا nuḥyā	تُحْيَوْنَ tuḥyawna	يُحْيَوْنَ yuḥyawna
	f		تُحْيَيْنَ tuḥyayna	تُحْيَا tuḥyā			تُحْيَيَانِ tuḥyayāni			تُحْيَيْنَ tuḥyayna	يُحْيَيْنَ yuḥyayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحْيَا ʔuḥyā	تُحْيَا tuḥyā	يُحْيَا yuḥyā		تُحْيَيَا tuḥyayā	يُحْيَيَا yuḥyayā		نُحْيَا nuḥyā	تُحْيَوْا tuḥyaw	يُحْيَوْا yuḥyaw
	f		تُحْيَيْ tuḥyay	تُحْيَا tuḥyā			تُحْيَيَا tuḥyayā			تُحْيَيْنَ tuḥyayna	يُحْيَيْنَ yuḥyayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحْيَ ʔuḥya	تُحْيَ tuḥya	يُحْيَ yuḥya		تُحْيَيَا tuḥyayā	يُحْيَيَا yuḥyayā		نُحْيَ nuḥya	تُحْيَوْا tuḥyaw	يُحْيَوْا yuḥyaw
	f		تُحْيَيْ tuḥyay	تُحْيَ tuḥya			تُحْيَيَا tuḥyayā			تُحْيَيْنَ tuḥyayna	يُحْيَيْنَ yuḥyayna

Etymology 1.2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħajj/

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Adjective

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

1. alive

   Antonym: مَيِّت (mayyit)

2. lively, animated, energetic, active

Declension

Declension of adjective حَيّ (ḥayy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَيّ ḥayy	الْحَيّ al-ḥayy	حَيَّة ḥayya	الْحَيَّة al-ḥayya
Nominative	حَيٌّ ḥayyun	الْحَيُّ al-ḥayyu	حَيَّةٌ ḥayyatun	الْحَيَّةُ al-ḥayyatu
Accusative	حَيًّا ḥayyan	الْحَيَّ al-ḥayya	حَيَّةً ḥayyatan	الْحَيَّةَ al-ḥayyata
Genitive	حَيٍّ ḥayyin	الْحَيِّ al-ḥayyi	حَيَّةٍ ḥayyatin	الْحَيَّةِ al-ḥayyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَيَّيْن ḥayyayn	الْحَيَّيْن al-ḥayyayn	حَيَّتَيْن ḥayyatayn	الْحَيَّتَيْن al-ḥayyatayn
Nominative	حَيَّانِ ḥayyāni	الْحَيَّانِ al-ḥayyāni	حَيَّتَانِ ḥayyatāni	الْحَيَّتَانِ al-ḥayyatāni
Accusative	حَيَّيْنِ ḥayyayni	الْحَيَّيْنِ al-ḥayyayni	حَيَّتَيْنِ ḥayyatayni	الْحَيَّتَيْنِ al-ḥayyatayni
Genitive	حَيَّيْنِ ḥayyayni	الْحَيَّيْنِ al-ḥayyayni	حَيَّتَيْنِ ḥayyatayni	الْحَيَّتَيْنِ al-ḥayyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحْيَاء ʔaḥyāʔ	الْأَحْيَاء al-ʔaḥyāʔ	حَيَّات ḥayyāt	الْحَيَّات al-ḥayyāt
Nominative	أَحْيَاءٌ ʔaḥyāʔun	الْأَحْيَاءُ al-ʔaḥyāʔu	حَيَّاتٌ ḥayyātun	الْحَيَّاتُ al-ḥayyātu
Accusative	أَحْيَاءً ʔaḥyāʔan	الْأَحْيَاءَ al-ʔaḥyāʔa	حَيَّاتٍ ḥayyātin	الْحَيَّاتِ al-ḥayyāti
Genitive	أَحْيَاءٍ ʔaḥyāʔin	الْأَحْيَاءِ al-ʔaḥyāʔi	حَيَّاتٍ ḥayyātin	الْحَيَّاتِ al-ḥayyāti

Noun

حَيّ • (ḥayy) m (plural أَحْيَاء (ʔaḥyāʔ))

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

Declension

Declension of noun حَيّ (ḥayy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَيّ ḥayy	الْحَيّ al-ḥayy	حَيّ ḥayy
Nominative	حَيٌّ ḥayyun	الْحَيُّ al-ḥayyu	حَيُّ ḥayyu
Accusative	حَيًّا ḥayyan	الْحَيَّ al-ḥayya	حَيَّ ḥayya
Genitive	حَيٍّ ḥayyin	الْحَيِّ al-ḥayyi	حَيِّ ḥayyi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَيَّيْن ḥayyayn	الْحَيَّيْن al-ḥayyayn	حَيَّيْ ḥayyay
Nominative	حَيَّانِ ḥayyāni	الْحَيَّانِ al-ḥayyāni	حَيَّا ḥayyā
Accusative	حَيَّيْنِ ḥayyayni	الْحَيَّيْنِ al-ḥayyayni	حَيَّيْ ḥayyay
Genitive	حَيَّيْنِ ḥayyayni	الْحَيَّيْنِ al-ḥayyayni	حَيَّيْ ḥayyay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَحْيَاء ʔaḥyāʔ	الْأَحْيَاء al-ʔaḥyāʔ	أَحْيَاء ʔaḥyāʔ
Nominative	أَحْيَاءٌ ʔaḥyāʔun	الْأَحْيَاءُ al-ʔaḥyāʔu	أَحْيَاءُ ʔaḥyāʔu
Accusative	أَحْيَاءً ʔaḥyāʔan	الْأَحْيَاءَ al-ʔaḥyāʔa	أَحْيَاءَ ʔaḥyāʔa
Genitive	أَحْيَاءٍ ʔaḥyāʔin	الْأَحْيَاءِ al-ʔaḥyāʔi	أَحْيَاءِ ʔaḥyāʔi

Etymology 1.3

Verb

حَيَّ • (ḥayya)

1. (defective) come! hurry up!

   Synonyms: تَعَالَ (taʕāla), هَلُمَّ (halumma)

   حَيَّ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَاةِ

   ḥayya ʕalā ṣ-ṣalāti

   Come to prayer!

   • حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ ― ḥayya ʕalā l-falāḥi ― hurry up and work! (literally, “hurry up to success!”)

Etymology 1.4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

حَيّ or حِيّ • (ḥayy or ḥiyy) m pl

1. plural of حَيَاء (ḥayāʔ)

Etymology 1.5

Verb

حَيِّ • (ḥayyi) (form II) /ħaj.ji/

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

Etymology 2

Root
ح و ي (ḥ w y)
9 terms

Noun

حَيّ • (ḥayy) m

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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħajj/, /ħijj/

• Audio:

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Adjective

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

Noun

حَي • (ḥiyy or ḥayy) m (plural أحياء (ʔaḥyāʔ))

1. neighbourhood

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ي و
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħajj/, [ħaj]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Adjective

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

1. living, alive

Noun

حيّ • (ḥayy) m (plural أحياء (ʔaḥyāʔ))

1. district, neighbourhood

   Synonym: حارة (ḥāra)