يهي

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds or calls used to direct animals, specifically camels. It also encompasses a less common usage referring to the sound of drinking.

Derived headwords

يَهِيَverb

1.
to call camelsclassical
To utter a specific call or sound when driving camels, used as a form of urging or directing them.

يُهَيِّيverb

1.
to call camelsclassical
To utter a specific call or sound when driving camels, used as a form of urging or directing them.

يُهَيِّي الإبلَverb

1.
to call camelsclassical
To utter a specific call or sound when driving camels, used as a form of urging or directing them.

يَهْيَهْnoun

1.
camel callclassical
A sound or exclamation used to drive or call camels, particularly when urging them on.

يَهْيَاهْnoun

1.
camel callclassical
A sound or exclamation used to drive or call camels, particularly when urging them on.

يَهْيَاءnoun

1.
camel callclassical
A sound or exclamation used to drive or call camels, particularly when urging them on.

يَهْيَاءnoun

1.
sound of drinkingclassical
The sound made by someone drinking.

Parallel reading

يقولون يه يه ويهيا عند الزجر للإبل

They say 'yah yah' and 'yahya' when driving camels.

وقد هييت بالإبل

And I have called the camels.

يهيا: حكاية الشارب

Yahya: an onomatopoeia for the sound of a drinker.

تعادوا بيهيا عن مواصلة الكرى

They called out to him with 'yahya' to stop him from continuing to sleep.

على غائرات الطرف هدل المشافر

with sunken eyes and drooping lips.