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خبي

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being alive, living, and the attributes associated with life, such as vitality and sustenance. It also extends to meanings of being present, enduring, and possessing inherent qualities.

Derived headwords

حَيِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be aliveboth

    To possess the quality of life; to be living and not dead.

  2. 2.
    to be modest/shyclassical

    To be characterized by modesty, bashfulness, or shyness, often implying a refraining from impropriety.

  3. 3.
    to be vital/energeticboth

    To be full of life, vigor, and energy.

حَيِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    modest, shyboth

    Possessing the quality of modesty or shyness; bashful.

  2. 2.
    aliveclassical

    Being alive; living.

حَيَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    lifeboth

    The state of being alive; existence.

حَيّadjective
  1. 1.
    alive, livingboth

    Possessing life; not dead.

  2. 2.
    present, existingboth

    Being present or in existence; current.

  3. 3.
    inhabitedboth

    Populated or occupied by people.

حَيّnoun
  1. 1.
    tribeboth

    A social group or unit, often based on kinship or lineage.

  2. 2.
    living beingclassical

    A creature or entity that is alive.

أَحْيَاverb
  1. 1.
    to give life, to reviveboth

    To cause to live; to bring back to life or consciousness.

  2. 2.
    to keep aliveboth

    To sustain life; to prevent from dying.

  3. 3.
    to enliven, to make livelyboth

    To make something more animated, spirited, or cheerful.

حَيَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to greetboth

    To offer a salutation or expression of welcome or respect.

  2. 2.
    to saluteboth

    To acknowledge with a gesture or words, often in a formal or military context.

  3. 3.
    to praiseclassical

    To express approval or admiration for someone or something.

تَحِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    greetingboth

    An act or expression of salutation or welcome.

  2. 2.
    saluteboth

    A gesture or act of respect, often formal.

  3. 3.
    complimentclassical

    An expression of praise or admiration.

حَيَوَانnoun
  1. 1.
    animalboth

    A living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli.

حَيَاوِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    vital, livelyboth

    Full of life and energy; vigorous.

حَيَاوِيًّاadverb
  1. 1.
    vitally, livelyboth

    In a manner full of life and energy.

حَيَاوِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    vitality, livelinessboth

    The state of being full of life and energy.

حَيَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to be aliveclassical

    To possess the quality of life; to be living.

حَيِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be modestclassical

    To exhibit shyness or modesty.

Parallel reading

إن الله حييٌّ، أي تاركٌ للقبائح، فاعلٌ للمحاسن
Indeed, Allah is Hayy (modest/shy), meaning He abandons ugliness and does good deeds.
حيَّةُ أرضٍ: من جبلي طيئٍ
Hayyah land: a place belonging to the mountains of Tayyi'.
ويقال: حَيَّا الناقةَ، بالقصر: لغةٌ في المدّ
And it is said: Hayya the she-camel, with shortening (al-qasr), is a variant pronunciation for the lengthening (al-madd).