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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