استحى

See also: أستحى, استحي, أستحي, اسبحي, and اشبحي

Arabic

Root
ح ي و (ḥ-y-w)

Alternative forms

Verb

اِسْتَحَى (istaḥā) X, non-past يَسْتَحِي‎ (yastaḥī)

  1. Alternative form of اِسْتَحْيَا (istaḥyā)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ي و

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَحَى (istaḥā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.ta.ħa/, [ɪsˈta.ħa]
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Verb

استحى (istaḥa) (form VIII, present بستحي (bistḥi), active participle مستحي (mistḥi))

  1. to be shy, to be ashamed, to be embarrassed
    استحيت أسأله.
    istaḥēt asʔalo.
    I was embarrassed to ask him.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of استحى (istaḥa)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m استحيت (istaḥēt) استحيت (istaḥēt) استحى (istaḥa) استحينا (istaḥēna) استحيتو (istaḥētu) استحو (istaḥu)
f استحيتي (istaḥēti) استحت (istaḥat)
present m بستحي (bastḥi) بتستحي (btistḥi) بيستحي (bistḥi) منستحي (mnistḥi) بتستحو (btistḥu) بستحو (bistḥu)
f بتستحي (btistḥi) بتستحي (btistḥi)
subjunctive m استحي (astḥi) تستحي (tistḥi) يستحي (yistḥi) نستحي (nistḥi) تستحو (tistḥu) يستحو (yistḥu)
f تستحي (tistḥi) تستحي (tistḥi)
imperative m استحي (istḥi) استحو (istḥu)
f استحي (istḥi)
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