حي

See also: حيي

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح ي ي (ḥ-y-y), related to living. Per Wehr, also from the root ح ي و (ḥ-y-w).

Verb

حَيِيَ or حَيَّ • (ḥayya or ḥayiya) I, non-past يَحْيَا‎ (yaḥyā)

1. (intransitive) to live
2. (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						حَيَاة ḥayāh
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						—
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						—
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَيِيتُ ḥayītu	حَيِيتَ ḥayīta	حَيَّ or حَيِيَ ḥayya or ḥayiya		حَيِيتُمَا ḥayītumā	حَيَّا or حَيِيَا ḥayyā or ḥayiyā		حَيِينَا ḥayīnā	حَيِيتُمْ ḥayītum	حَيُّوا ḥayyū
	f		حَيِيتِ ḥayīti	حَيَّتْ or حَيِيَتْ ḥayyat or ḥayiyat			حَيَّتَا or حَيِيَتَا ḥayyatā or ḥayiyatā			حَيِيتُنَّ ḥayītunna	حَيِينَ ḥayīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحْيَا ʔaḥyā	تَحْيَا taḥyā	يَحْيَا yaḥyā		تَحْيَيَانِ taḥyayāni	يَحْيَيَانِ yaḥyayāni		نَحْيَا naḥyā	تَحْيَوْنَ taḥyawna	يَحْيَوْنَ yaḥyawna
	f		تَحْيَيْنَ taḥyayna	تَحْيَا taḥyā			تَحْيَيَانِ taḥyayāni			تَحْيَيْنَ taḥyayna	يَحْيَيْنَ yaḥyayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحْيَا ʔaḥyā	تَحْيَا taḥyā	يَحْيَا yaḥyā		تَحْيَيَا taḥyayā	يَحْيَيَا yaḥyayā		نَحْيَا naḥyā	تَحْيَوْا taḥyaw	يَحْيَوْا yaḥyaw
	f		تَحْيَيْ taḥyay	تَحْيَا taḥyā			تَحْيَيَا taḥyayā			تَحْيَيْنَ taḥyayna	يَحْيَيْنَ yaḥyayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحْيَ ʔaḥya	تَحْيَ taḥya	يَحْيَ yaḥya		تَحْيَيَا taḥyayā	يَحْيَيَا yaḥyayā		نَحْيَ naḥya	تَحْيَوْا taḥyaw	يَحْيَوْا yaḥyaw
	f		تَحْيَيْ taḥyay	تَحْيَ taḥya			تَحْيَيَا taḥyayā			تَحْيَيْنَ taḥyayna	يَحْيَيْنَ yaḥyayna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِحْيَ iḥya			اِحْيَيَا iḥyayā				اِحْيَوْا iḥyaw
	f		اِحْيَيْ iḥyay							اِحْيَيْنَ iḥyayna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حُيِيتُ ḥuyītu	حُيِيتَ ḥuyīta	حُيَّ or حُيِيَ ḥuyya or ḥuyiya		حُيِيتُمَا ḥuyītumā	حُيَّا or حُيِيَا ḥuyyā or ḥuyiyā		حُيِينَا ḥuyīnā	حُيِيتُمْ ḥuyītum	حُيُّوا ḥuyyū
	f		حُيِيتِ ḥuyīti	حُيَّتْ or حُيِيَتْ ḥuyyat or ḥuyiyat			حُيَّتَا or حُيِيَتَا ḥuyyatā or ḥuyiyatā			حُيِيتُنَّ ḥuyītunna	حُيِينَ ḥuyīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحْيَا ʔuḥyā	تُحْيَا tuḥyā	يُحْيَا yuḥyā		تُحْيَيَانِ tuḥyayāni	يُحْيَيَانِ yuḥyayāni		نُحْيَا nuḥyā	تُحْيَوْنَ tuḥyawna	يُحْيَوْنَ yuḥyawna
	f		تُحْيَيْنَ tuḥyayna	تُحْيَا tuḥyā			تُحْيَيَانِ tuḥyayāni			تُحْيَيْنَ tuḥyayna	يُحْيَيْنَ yuḥyayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحْيَا ʔuḥyā	تُحْيَا tuḥyā	يُحْيَا yuḥyā		تُحْيَيَا tuḥyayā	يُحْيَيَا yuḥyayā		نُحْيَا nuḥyā	تُحْيَوْا tuḥyaw	يُحْيَوْا yuḥyaw
	f		تُحْيَيْ tuḥyay	تُحْيَا tuḥyā			تُحْيَيَا tuḥyayā			تُحْيَيْنَ tuḥyayna	يُحْيَيْنَ yuḥyayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحْيَ ʔuḥya	تُحْيَ tuḥya	يُحْيَ yuḥya		تُحْيَيَا tuḥyayā	يُحْيَيَا yuḥyayā		نُحْيَ nuḥya	تُحْيَوْا tuḥyaw	يُحْيَوْا yuḥyaw
	f		تُحْيَيْ tuḥyay	تُحْيَ tuḥya			تُحْيَيَا tuḥyayā			تُحْيَيْنَ tuḥyayna	يُحْيَيْنَ yuḥyayna

Usage notes

• The non-geminate alternatives حَيِيَ (ḥayiya), حَيِيَتْ (ḥayiyat), etc. are only used in the intransitive senses.

Etymology 2

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Noun

حَيّ • (ḥayy) m (plural أَحْيَاء (ʔaḥyāʔ), feminine حَيَّة (ḥayya))

1. verbal noun of حَوَى (ḥawā) (form I)
2. anything that has life

Declension

Declension of noun حَيّ (ḥayy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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 ʔaḥyāʔ	الْأَحْيَاء al-ʔaḥyāʔ	أَحْيَاء ʔaḥyāʔ
Nominative	أَحْيَاءٌ ʔaḥyāʔun	الْأَحْيَاءُ al-ʔaḥyāʔu	أَحْيَاءُ ʔaḥyāʔu
Accusative	أَحْيَاءً ʔaḥyāʔan	الْأَحْيَاءَ al-ʔaḥyāʔa	أَحْيَاءَ ʔaḥyāʔa
Genitive	أَحْيَاءٍ ʔaḥyāʔin	الْأَحْيَاءِ al-ʔaḥyāʔi	أَحْيَاءِ ʔaḥyāʔi

Adjective

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

1. alive

Declension

Declension of adjective حَيّ (ḥayy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	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 ʔaḥyāʔ	الْأَحْيَاء al-ʔaḥyāʔ	حَيَّات ḥayyāt	الْحَيَّات al-ḥayyāt
Nominative	أَحْيَاءٌ ʔaḥyāʔun	الْأَحْيَاءُ al-ʔaḥyāʔu	حَيَّاتٌ ḥayyātun	الْحَيَّاتُ al-ḥayyātu
Accusative	أَحْيَاءً ʔaḥyāʔan	الْأَحْيَاءَ al-ʔaḥyāʔa	حَيَّاتٍ ḥayyātin	الْحَيَّاتِ al-ḥayyāti
Genitive	أَحْيَاءٍ ʔaḥyāʔin	الْأَحْيَاءِ al-ʔaḥyāʔi	حَيَّاتٍ ḥayyātin	الْحَيَّاتِ al-ḥayyāti

Antonyms

• مَيِّت (mayyit)

Etymology 3

Noun

حَيّ or حِيّ • (ḥayy or ḥiyy) pl

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) plural of حَيَاء (ḥayāʔ)