حي

See also: حيي‎, چی‎, جي‎, خی‎, جئ‎, and جٍي‎

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

Interjection

حَيَّ • (ḥayya)

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    ‏حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ‎
    ḥayya ʕalā l-falāḥi
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Conjugation

Etymology 2

From the root ح ي و‎ (ḥ-y-w).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

حَيّ • (ḥayy) m (plural أَحْيَاء‎ (ʔaḥyāʔ))

  1. neighbourhood
Declension

Adjective

حَيّ • (ḥayy) (feminine حَيَّة‎ (ḥayya), masculine plural أَحْيَاء‎ (ʔaḥyāʔ), elative أَحْيَا‎ (ʔaḥyā))

  1. alive
Declension
Antonyms

Noun

حَيّ or حِيّ • (ḥayy or ḥiyy) m pl

  1. plural of حَيَاء‎ (ḥayāʔ)

Etymology 3

From the root ح و ي‎ (ḥ-w-y).

Noun

حَيّ • (ḥayy) m

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

Verb

حَيِّ • (ḥayyi) (form II)

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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَيّ‎ (ḥayy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħajj/, /ħijj/
  • (file)

Adjective

حي • (ḥayy) (feminine حية‎ (ḥayya), masculine plural حيين‎ (ḥayyīn), feminine plural حيات‎ (ḥayyāt))
حي • (ḥiyy) (feminine حية‎ (ḥiyya), masculine plural حيين‎ (ḥiyyīn), feminine plural حيات‎ (ḥiyyāt))

  1. alive

Noun

حَي or حَي • (ḥiyy or ḥayy) m (plural أحياء‎ (ʔaḥyāʔ))

  1. neighbourhood

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ي و‎

Etymology

From Arabic حَيّ‎ (ḥayy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħajj/, [ħaj]
  • (file)

Adjective

حيّ • (ḥayy) (feminine حيّة‎ (ḥayye), common plural أحياء‎ (ʔaḥyāʔ))

  1. living, alive

Noun

حيّ • (ḥayy) m (plural أحياء‎ (ʔaḥyāʔ))

  1. district, neighbourhood
    Synonym: حارة‎ (ḥāra)
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