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Also written حي: حَيّ (alive) · حَيَّ (to experience)
Highlights
Plural
أَحْيَاء
Most common words from the same root
حَيّ in English
Noun · masculine
- organism, living being
- tribe
- neighbourhood, district (of a city), quarter (of a city)
شَمِلَ التَّغْيِيرُ جَمِيعَ الْأَحْيَاءِ.The change involved all the neighborhoods.
- block of apartments
Word origin
Compare Hebrew חי (khay), Ge'ez ሐይወ (ḥäywä).
Words from the root ح-ي-و
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
حَيَّ
· present يَحْيَا
Form I · The plain action
to experience, to witness
حَيَّا
· present يُحَيِّي
Form II · Causative or intensive
to greet; to keep alive
أَحْيَا
· present يُحْيِي
Form IV · Causative
to give life to, to vivify, to quicken, to vitalize; to bring to life, to animate; to keep alive; to restore to life
إِحْيَاء
verbal noun of أَحْيَا
مُحْيٍ
مُحْيًى
اِسْتَحْيَا
· present يَسْتَحْيِي
Form X · Seeking or considering
to let live; to be shy, ashamed
اِسْتِحْيَاء
مُسْتَحْيٍ
مُسْتَحْيًى
حَيَّ
Form
come! hurry up!
حَيّ: plural and other forms
| Singular | حَيّ |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَحْيَاء |
حَيّ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
neighbourhood
شَمِلَ التَّغْيِيرُ جَمِيعَ الْأَحْيَاءِ.The change involved all the neighborhoods.
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