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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