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حيوان

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Arabic

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Root
ح ي و (ḥ y w)
17 terms

Etymology

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    Verbal noun of حَيَّ (ḥayya), ultimately stemming from Proto-West Semitic *ḥayaw- (to live). Parallelly found in Hebrew חיה (ḥayyā), Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwṭ).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ħa.ja.waːn/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -aːn

    Noun

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    حَيَوَان (ḥayawānm (plural حَيَوَانَات (ḥayawānāt))

    1. animal, beast
      الحَيَوَانُ الْمُفْتَرِسُ يَعِيشُ فِي الْغَابَةِ.
      al-ḥayawānu l-muftarisu yaʕīšu fī l-ḡābati.
      The predatory animal lives in the forest.
    2. (collectively) animals, living creatures
    3. (archaic) verbal noun of حَيَّ (ḥayya): life; (especially) long, eternal life
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:64:
        وَمَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَاةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ وَإِنَّ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلْآخِرَةَ لَهِيَ ٱلْحَيَوَانُ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ
        wamā hāḏihi l-ḥayātu d-dunyā ʔillā lahwun walaʕibun waʔinna d-dāra l-ʔāḵirata lahiya l-ḥayawānu law kānū yaʕlamūna
        And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter – that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew.

    Declension

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    Declension of noun حَيَوَان (ḥayawān)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal حَيَوَان
    ḥayawān
    الْحَيَوَان
    al-ḥayawān
    حَيَوَان
    ḥayawān
    nominative حَيَوَانٌ
    ḥayawānun
    الْحَيَوَانُ
    al-ḥayawānu
    حَيَوَانُ
    ḥayawānu
    accusative حَيَوَانًا
    ḥayawānan
    الْحَيَوَانَ
    al-ḥayawāna
    حَيَوَانَ
    ḥayawāna
    genitive حَيَوَانٍ
    ḥayawānin
    الْحَيَوَانِ
    al-ḥayawāni
    حَيَوَانِ
    ḥayawāni
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal حَيَوَانَيْن
    ḥayawānayn
    الْحَيَوَانَيْن
    al-ḥayawānayn
    حَيَوَانَيْ
    ḥayawānay
    nominative حَيَوَانَانِ
    ḥayawānāni
    الْحَيَوَانَانِ
    al-ḥayawānāni
    حَيَوَانَا
    ḥayawānā
    accusative حَيَوَانَيْنِ
    ḥayawānayni
    الْحَيَوَانَيْنِ
    al-ḥayawānayni
    حَيَوَانَيْ
    ḥayawānay
    genitive حَيَوَانَيْنِ
    ḥayawānayni
    الْحَيَوَانَيْنِ
    al-ḥayawānayni
    حَيَوَانَيْ
    ḥayawānay
    plural sound feminine plural
    indefinite definite construct
    informal حَيَوَانَات
    ḥayawānāt
    الْحَيَوَانَات
    al-ḥayawānāt
    حَيَوَانَات
    ḥayawānāt
    nominative حَيَوَانَاتٌ
    ḥayawānātun
    الْحَيَوَانَاتُ
    al-ḥayawānātu
    حَيَوَانَاتُ
    ḥayawānātu
    accusative حَيَوَانَاتٍ
    ḥayawānātin
    الْحَيَوَانَاتِ
    al-ḥayawānāti
    حَيَوَانَاتِ
    ḥayawānāti
    genitive حَيَوَانَاتٍ
    ḥayawānātin
    الْحَيَوَانَاتِ
    al-ḥayawānāti
    حَيَوَانَاتِ
    ḥayawānāti

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    Hijazi Arabic

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic حَيَوان (ḥayawān).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    حيوان (ḥaywānm (plural حيوانات (ḥaywānāt))

    1. animal, creature
    2. animal (derogatory term for a human being)

    Malay

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    Noun

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    حيوان (plural حيوان-حيوان or حيوان٢)

    1. Jawi spelling of haiwan.‎‎

    South Levantine Arabic

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic حَيَوان (ḥayawān).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    حيوان (ḥaywānm (plural حيوانات (ḥaywānāt))

    1. animal, creature
    2. animal (derogatory term for a human being)