حي

See also: حيي, چی, جي, خی, جئ, and جٍي

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح ي و (ḥ-y-w). Compare Hebrew חי (khay), Ge'ez ሐይወ (ḥäywä).

Alternative forms

• حَيِيَ (ḥayiya)

Verb

1. Alternative form of حَيِيَ (ḥayiya)

Interjection

حَيَّ • (ḥayya)

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   حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ

   ḥayya ʕalā l-falāḥi

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Etymology 2

From the root ح ي و (ḥ-y-w).

Pronunciation

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Noun

حَيّ • (ḥayy) m (plural أَحْيَاء (ʔaḥyāʔ))

1. neighbourhood

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 أَحْيَا (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)

Noun

حَيّ or حِيّ • (ḥayy or ḥiyy) m pl

1. plural of حَيَاء (ḥayāʔ)

Etymology 3

From the root ح و ي (ḥ-w-y).

Noun

حَيّ • (ḥayy) m

1. verbal noun of حَوَى (ḥawā) (form I)

Etymology 4

Verb

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of حَيَّا (ḥayyā)

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħajj/, /ħijj/

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Adjective

حي • (ḥayy) (feminine حية (ḥayya), masculine plural حيين (ḥayyīn), feminine plural حيات (ḥayyāt))
حي • (ḥiyy) (feminine حية (ḥiyya), masculine plural حيين (ḥiyyīn), feminine plural حيات (ḥiyyāt))

1. alive

Noun

حَي • (ḥiyy or ḥayy) m (plural أحياء (ʔaḥyāʔ))

1. neighbourhood

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ي و
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħajj/, [ħaj]

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Adjective

حيّ • (ḥayy) (feminine حيّة (ḥayye), common plural أحياء (ʔaḥyāʔ))

1. living, alive

Noun

حيّ • (ḥayy) m (plural أحياء (ʔaḥyāʔ))

1. district, neighbourhood

   Synonym: حارة (ḥāra)