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Also written حي: حَيّ (alive) · حَيّ (organism)
Highlights
Present tense
يَحْيَا
Verbal nouns
حَيَاة، مَحْيًا
Most common words from the same root
حَيَّ in English
Verb · Form I
- to experience, to witness
Words from the root ح-ي-و
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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!
حَيَّ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | حَيِيتُ | أَحْيَا | أَحْيَا | أَحْيَ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | حَيِيتَ | تَحْيَا | تَحْيَا | تَحْيَ | اِحْيَ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | حَيِيتِ | تَحْيَيْنَ | تَحْيَيْ | تَحْيَيْ | اِحْيَيْ |
| هُوَ he | حَيَّ | يَحْيَا | يَحْيَا | يَحْيَ | — |
| هِيَ she | حَيَّتْ | تَحْيَا | تَحْيَا | تَحْيَ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | حَيِيتُمَا | تَحْيَيَانِ | تَحْيَيَا | تَحْيَيَا | اِحْيَيَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | حَيَّا | يَحْيَيَانِ | يَحْيَيَا | يَحْيَيَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | حَيَّتَا | تَحْيَيَانِ | تَحْيَيَا | تَحْيَيَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | حَيِينَا | نَحْيَا | نَحْيَا | نَحْيَ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | حَيِيتُمْ | تَحْيَوْنَ | تَحْيَوْا | تَحْيَوْا | اِحْيَوْا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | حَيِيتُنَّ | تَحْيَيْنَ | تَحْيَيْنَ | تَحْيَيْنَ | اِحْيَيْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | حَيُّوا | يَحْيَوْنَ | يَحْيَوْا | يَحْيَوْا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | حَيِينَ | يَحْيَيْنَ | يَحْيَيْنَ | يَحْيَيْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | حَيَاة، مَحْيًا |
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