حيا

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ي و‎ (ḥ-y-w); compare حَيّ‎ (ḥayy, “alive”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħaj.jaː/

Verb

حَيَّا • (ḥayyā) II, non-past يُحَيِّي‎‎ (yuḥayyī)

  1. (transitive) to greet
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:86:
      ‏وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةࣲ فَحَيُّوا۟ بِأَحۡسَنَ مِنۡهَاۤ أَوۡ رُدُّوهَاۤۗ‎
      waʔiḏā ḥuyyītum bitaḥiyyatin faḥayyū biʔaḥsana minhā ʔaw ruddūhā
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. (transitive) to keep alive

Conjugation

References

  • Mace, John (2007), “حيا”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
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