Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Blend of حَيَّ (ḥayya) +‎ عَلَى (ʕalā), from the first two words in the sentence حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاة (ḥayya ʕalā ṣ-ṣalāh, hasten to the prayer), a part of the adhan text.

Verb edit

حَيْعَلَ (ḥayʕala) Iq, non-past يُحَيْعِلُ‎ (yuḥayʕilu)

  1. (intransitive, Islam) to recite the sentence (حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاة) or (حي على الفلاح)

Conjugation edit