حي

See also: حيي, چی, جي, خی, and جئ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح ي و (ḥ-y-w). Compare Hebrew חי (khay), Ge'ez ሐይወ (ḥäywä).

Alternative forms

Verb

حَيِيَ (ḥayiya) I, non-past يَحْيَا‎ (yaḥyā)

  1. Alternative form of حَيِيَ (ḥayiya)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From the root ح ي و (ḥ-y-w).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

حَيّ (ḥayy) m (plural أَحْيَاء (ʾaḥyāʾ))

  1. anything that has life
  2. neighbourhood
Declension

Adjective

حَيّ (ḥayy) (feminine حَيَّة (ḥayya), masculine plural أَحْيَاء (ʾaḥyāʾ), elative أَحْيَا (ʾaḥyā))

  1. alive
Declension
Antonyms

Noun

حَيّ or حِيّ (ḥayy or ḥiyy) m pl

  1. plural of حَيَاء (ḥayāʾ)

Etymology 3

From the root ح و ي (ḥ-w-y).

Noun

حَيّ (ḥayy) m

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

Etymology 4

Verb

حَيِّ (ḥayyi) (form II)

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