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حيه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to calling or driving animals, specifically goats. It also features in idiomatic expressions indicating the absence of anything.

Derived headwords

حَيَّهْverb
  1. 1.
    to call/drive goatsclassical

    This is a verb used for calling or driving goats, as mentioned by Kra'a.

حَيَّهْnoun
  1. 1.
    thingclassical

    This is a noun that appears in an idiomatic expression meaning 'nothing'.

سِيَّهْnoun
  1. 1.
    thingclassical

    This noun appears alongside 'حيه' in an idiomatic expression signifying the absence of anything.

Parallel reading

من زجر المعزى
from calling/driving the goats
وما أنت بحيه
And you are not [something/anything]
وما عنده حيه ولا سيه
And he has not a thing, nor a thing
ولا حيه ولا سيه
nor a thing, nor a thing