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حي
حي
Arabic
Alternative forms
- حَيِيَ (ḥayiya)
Verb
حَيِيَ or حَيَّ • (ḥayya or ḥayiya) I, non-past يَحْيَا (yaḥyā)
- (intransitive) to live
- (transitive) to experience, to live to see, to witness
Conjugation
Conjugation of
حَيَّ or حَيِيَ
(form-I final-weak irregular, verbal noun حَيَاة) verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
ḥayāh |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
ḥayītu |
ḥayīta |
حَيَّ or حَيِيَ
ḥayya or ḥayiya |
حَيِيتُمَا
ḥayītumā |
حَيَّا or حَيِيَا
ḥayyā or ḥayiyā |
ḥayīnā |
ḥayītum |
ḥayyū |
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f |
ḥayīti |
ḥayyat or ḥayiyat |
حَيَّتَا or حَيِيَتَا
ḥayyatā or ḥayiyatā |
ḥayītunna |
ḥayīna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾaḥyā |
taḥyā |
yaḥyā |
تَحْيَيَانِ
taḥyayāni |
يَحْيَيَانِ
yaḥyayāni |
naḥyā |
taḥyawna |
yaḥyawna |
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f |
taḥyayna |
taḥyā |
تَحْيَيَانِ
taḥyayāni |
taḥyayna |
yaḥyayna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾaḥyā |
taḥyā |
yaḥyā |
تَحْيَيَا
taḥyayā |
يَحْيَيَا
yaḥyayā |
naḥyā |
taḥyaw |
yaḥyaw |
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f |
taḥyay |
taḥyā |
تَحْيَيَا
taḥyayā |
taḥyayna |
yaḥyayna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾaḥya |
taḥya |
yaḥya |
تَحْيَيَا
taḥyayā |
يَحْيَيَا
yaḥyayā |
naḥya |
taḥyaw |
yaḥyaw |
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f |
taḥyay |
taḥya |
تَحْيَيَا
taḥyayā |
taḥyayna |
yaḥyayna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
iḥya |
اِحْيَيَا
iḥyayā |
iḥyaw |
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f |
iḥyay |
iḥyayna |
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passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
ḥuyītu |
ḥuyīta |
حُيَّ or حُيِيَ
ḥuyya or ḥuyiya |
حُيِيتُمَا
ḥuyītumā |
حُيَّا or حُيِيَا
ḥuyyā or ḥuyiyā |
ḥuyīnā |
ḥuyītum |
ḥuyyū |
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f |
ḥuyīti |
ḥuyyat or ḥuyiyat |
حُيَّتَا or حُيِيَتَا
ḥuyyatā or ḥuyiyatā |
ḥuyītunna |
ḥuyīna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾuḥyā |
tuḥyā |
yuḥyā |
تُحْيَيَانِ
tuḥyayāni |
يُحْيَيَانِ
yuḥyayāni |
nuḥyā |
tuḥyawna |
yuḥyawna |
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f |
tuḥyayna |
tuḥyā |
تُحْيَيَانِ
tuḥyayāni |
tuḥyayna |
yuḥyayna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾuḥyā |
tuḥyā |
yuḥyā |
تُحْيَيَا
tuḥyayā |
يُحْيَيَا
yuḥyayā |
nuḥyā |
tuḥyaw |
yuḥyaw |
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f |
tuḥyay |
tuḥyā |
تُحْيَيَا
tuḥyayā |
tuḥyayna |
yuḥyayna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾuḥya |
tuḥya |
yuḥya |
تُحْيَيَا
tuḥyayā |
يُحْيَيَا
yuḥyayā |
nuḥya |
tuḥyaw |
yuḥyaw |
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f |
tuḥyay |
tuḥya |
تُحْيَيَا
tuḥyayā |
tuḥyayna |
yuḥyayna |
Usage notes
- The non-geminate alternatives حَيِيَ (ḥayiya), حَيِيَتْ (ḥayiyat), etc. are only used in the intransitive senses.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
حَيّ • (ḥayy) m (plural أَحْيَاء (ʾaḥyāʾ), feminine حَيَّة (ḥayya))
Declension
Declension of noun حَيّ (ḥayy)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَيّ ḥayy |
الْحَيّ al-ḥayy |
حَيّ ḥayy |
Nominative | حَيٌّ ḥayyun |
الْحَيُّ al-ḥayyu |
حَيُّ ḥayyu |
Accusative | حَيًّا ḥayyan |
الْحَيَّ al-ḥayya |
حَيَّ ḥayya |
Genitive | حَيٍّ ḥayyin |
الْحَيِّ al-ḥayyi |
حَيِّ ḥayyi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | حَيَّيْن ḥayyayn |
الْحَيَّيْن al-ḥayyayn |
حَيَّيْ ḥayyay |
Nominative | حَيَّانِ ḥayyāni |
الْحَيَّانِ al-ḥayyāni |
حَيَّا ḥayyā |
Accusative | حَيَّيْنِ ḥayyayni |
الْحَيَّيْنِ al-ḥayyayni |
حَيَّيْ ḥayyay |
Genitive | حَيَّيْنِ ḥayyayni |
الْحَيَّيْنِ al-ḥayyayni |
حَيَّيْ ḥayyay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَحْيَاء ʾaḥyāʾ |
الْأَحْيَاء al-ʾaḥyāʾ |
أَحْيَاء ʾaḥyāʾ |
Nominative | أَحْيَاءٌ ʾaḥyāʾun |
الْأَحْيَاءُ al-ʾaḥyāʾu |
أَحْيَاءُ ʾaḥyāʾu |
Accusative | أَحْيَاءً ʾaḥyāʾan |
الْأَحْيَاءَ al-ʾaḥyāʾa |
أَحْيَاءَ ʾaḥyāʾa |
Genitive | أَحْيَاءٍ ʾaḥyāʾin |
الْأَحْيَاءِ al-ʾaḥyāʾi |
أَحْيَاءِ ʾaḥyāʾi |
Adjective
حَيّ • (ḥayy) (feminine حَيَّة (ḥayya), masculine plural أَحْيَاء (ʾaḥyāʾ), elative أَحْيَا (ʾaḥyā))
Declension
Declension of adjective حَيّ (ḥayy)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | حَيّ ḥayy |
الْحَيّ al-ḥayy |
حَيَّة ḥayya |
الْحَيَّة al-ḥayya |
Nominative | حَيٌّ ḥayyun |
الْحَيُّ al-ḥayyu |
حَيَّةٌ ḥayyatun |
الْحَيَّةُ al-ḥayyatu |
Accusative | حَيًّا ḥayyan |
الْحَيَّ al-ḥayya |
حَيَّةً ḥayyatan |
الْحَيَّةَ al-ḥayyata |
Genitive | حَيٍّ ḥayyin |
الْحَيِّ al-ḥayyi |
حَيَّةٍ ḥayyatin |
الْحَيَّةِ al-ḥayyati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | حَيَّيْن ḥayyayn |
الْحَيَّيْن al-ḥayyayn |
حَيَّتَيْن ḥayyatayn |
الْحَيَّتَيْن al-ḥayyatayn |
Nominative | حَيَّانِ ḥayyāni |
الْحَيَّانِ al-ḥayyāni |
حَيَّتَانِ ḥayyatāni |
الْحَيَّتَانِ al-ḥayyatāni |
Accusative | حَيَّيْنِ ḥayyayni |
الْحَيَّيْنِ al-ḥayyayni |
حَيَّتَيْنِ ḥayyatayni |
الْحَيَّتَيْنِ al-ḥayyatayni |
Genitive | حَيَّيْنِ ḥayyayni |
الْحَيَّيْنِ al-ḥayyayni |
حَيَّتَيْنِ ḥayyatayni |
الْحَيَّتَيْنِ al-ḥayyatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural triptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَحْيَاء ʾaḥyāʾ |
الْأَحْيَاء al-ʾaḥyāʾ |
حَيَّات ḥayyāt |
الْحَيَّات al-ḥayyāt |
Nominative | أَحْيَاءٌ ʾaḥyāʾun |
الْأَحْيَاءُ al-ʾaḥyāʾu |
حَيَّاتٌ ḥayyātun |
الْحَيَّاتُ al-ḥayyātu |
Accusative | أَحْيَاءً ʾaḥyāʾan |
الْأَحْيَاءَ al-ʾaḥyāʾa |
حَيَّاتٍ ḥayyātin |
الْحَيَّاتِ al-ḥayyāti |
Genitive | أَحْيَاءٍ ʾaḥyāʾin |
الْأَحْيَاءِ al-ʾaḥyāʾi |
حَيَّاتٍ ḥayyātin |
الْحَيَّاتِ al-ḥayyāti |
Antonyms
- مَيِّت (mayyit)
Etymology 3
Noun
حَيّ or حِيّ • (ḥayy or ḥiyy) m pl
- plural of حَيَاء (ḥayāʾ)
Etymology 4
Verb
حَيِّ • (ḥayyi) (form II)
- second-person masculine singular active imperative of حَيَّا (ḥayyā)