حياة
See also: حیات
Arabic
Alternative forms
- حَيَوٰة (ḥayāh) — classical spelling
Etymology
From the root ح ي و (ḥ-y-w), related to Hebrew חַיִּים (ḥayím, “life”).
Pronunciation
Noun
حَيَاة • (ḥayāh) f (dual حَيَاتَانِ (ḥayātāni), plural حَيَوَات (ḥayawāt))
- verbal noun of حَيِيَ (ḥayiya) (form I)
- life, lifestyle, lifetime
- هٰذَا كِتَابٌ جَدِيدٌ عَنْ حَيَاةِ النِّسَاءِ الْعَرَبِيَّاتِ.
- hāḏā kitābun jadīdun ʕan ḥayāti n-nisāʔi l-ʕarabiyyāti.
- This is a new book about the life of Arab women.
- lifeblood
- liveliness, animation
Declension
Declension of noun حَيَاة (ḥayāh)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَيَاة ḥayāt |
الْحَيَاة al-ḥayāt |
حَيَاة ḥayāt |
Nominative | حَيَاةٌ ḥayātun |
الْحَيَاةُ al-ḥayātu |
حَيَاةُ ḥayātu |
Accusative | حَيَاةً ḥayātan |
الْحَيَاةَ al-ḥayāta |
حَيَاةَ ḥayāta |
Genitive | حَيَاةٍ ḥayātin |
الْحَيَاةِ al-ḥayāti |
حَيَاةِ ḥayāti |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | حَيَاتَيْن ḥayātayn |
الْحَيَاتَيْن al-ḥayātayn |
حَيَاتَيْ ḥayātay |
Nominative | حَيَاتَانِ ḥayātāni |
الْحَيَاتَانِ al-ḥayātāni |
حَيَاتَا ḥayātā |
Accusative | حَيَاتَيْنِ ḥayātayni |
الْحَيَاتَيْنِ al-ḥayātayni |
حَيَاتَيْ ḥayātay |
Genitive | حَيَاتَيْنِ ḥayātayni |
الْحَيَاتَيْنِ al-ḥayātayni |
حَيَاتَيْ ḥayātay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَيَوَات ḥayawāt |
الْحَيَوَات al-ḥayawāt |
حَيَوَات ḥayawāt |
Nominative | حَيَوَاتٌ ḥayawātun |
الْحَيَوَاتُ al-ḥayawātu |
حَيَوَاتُ ḥayawātu |
Accusative | حَيَوَاتٍ ḥayawātin |
الْحَيَوَاتِ al-ḥayawāti |
حَيَوَاتِ ḥayawāti |
Genitive | حَيَوَاتٍ ḥayawātin |
الْحَيَوَاتِ al-ḥayawāti |
حَيَوَاتِ ḥayawāti |
Related terms
- اِسْتِحْيَاء (istiḥyāʔ)
- الست المستحيَة
- حوين
- حى
- حَيّ (ḥayy, “alive”)
- حَيَاء (ḥayāʔ)
- حياتي
- حَيَّة (ḥayya)
- حَيَوَان (ḥayawān)
- حَيَوَانِيّ (ḥayawāniyy)
Descendants
- Maltese: ħajja
- → Azerbaijani: həyat
- → Crimean Tatar: ayat
- → Hindi: हयात (hayāt)
- → Pashto: حيات (hayãt)
- → Persian: حیات (hayât)
- → Tajik: ҳаёт (hayot)
- → Turkish: hayat
- → Turkmen: hayat
- → Urdu: حیات (hayāt)
- → Uyghur: ھايات (hayat)
- → Uzbek: hayot
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “حيو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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