حيا
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ح ي و (ḥ-y-w); compare حَيّ (ḥayy, “alive”).
Verb
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- (transitive) to greet
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- وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُمْ بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا
- waʔiḏā ḥuyyītum bitaḥiyyatin faḥayyū biʔaḥsana minhā ʔaw ruddūhā
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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- (transitive) to keep alive
Conjugation
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References
- Mace, John (2007) “حيا”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN