حيوة

Arabic

Alternative forms

• حَيَاة (ḥayāh) (modern spelling)

Etymology

Logogram of Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬ, from the root ح ي و (ḥ-y-w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.jaːh/

Noun

حَيَوٰة • (ḥayāh) f (plural حَيَوَٰت (ḥayawāt))

1. Archaic spelling of حَيَاة (ḥayāh, “life”).
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:185:

     كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۖ فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ ٱلنَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ۗ وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْغُرُورِ

     Every soul shall taste death, and you will indeed be paid your full rewards on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever is delivered from the Fire [of Hell] and admitted to the garden [of Heaven] has certainly succeeded, and what is the life of this world except wares of delusion?

Declension

Declension of noun حَيَوٰة (ḥayāh)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَيَوٰة ḥayāt	الْحَيَوٰة al-ḥayāt	حَيَوٰة ḥayāt
Nominative	حَيَوٰةٌ ḥayātun	الْحَيَوٰةُ al-ḥayātu	حَيَوٰةُ ḥayātu
Accusative	حَيَوٰةً ḥayātan	الْحَيَوٰةَ al-ḥayāta	حَيَوٰةَ ḥayāta
Genitive	حَيَوٰةٍ ḥayātin	الْحَيَوٰةِ al-ḥayāti	حَيَوٰةِ ḥayāti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَيَوٰتَيْن ḥayātayn	الْحَيَوٰتَيْن al-ḥayātayn	حَيَوٰتَيْ ḥayātay
Nominative	حَيَوٰتَانِ ḥayātāni	الْحَيَوٰتَانِ al-ḥayātāni	حَيَوٰتَا ḥayātā
Accusative	حَيَوٰتَيْنِ ḥayātayni	الْحَيَوٰتَيْنِ al-ḥayātayni	حَيَوٰتَيْ ḥayātay
Genitive	حَيَوٰتَيْنِ ḥayātayni	الْحَيَوٰتَيْنِ al-ḥayātayni	حَيَوٰتَيْ ḥayātay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَيَوَٰت ḥayawāt	الْحَيَوَٰت al-ḥayawāt	حَيَوَٰت ḥayawāt
Nominative	حَيَوَٰتٌ ḥayawātun	الْحَيَوَٰتُ al-ḥayawātu	حَيَوَٰتُ ḥayawātu
Accusative	حَيَوَٰتًا ḥayawātan	الْحَيَوَٰتَ al-ḥayawāta	حَيَوَٰتَ ḥayawāta
Genitive	حَيَوَٰتٍ ḥayawātin	الْحَيَوَٰتِ al-ḥayawāti	حَيَوَٰتِ ḥayawāti

See also

• صَلَوٰة (ṣalāh)
• زَكَوٰة (zakāh)