استحيا

العربية

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استحيا

/is.taħ.jaː/

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From root ح ي و (ḥ y w). Possibly related to Hebrew הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה (hishtakhavá, “bow down, prostrate oneself”).

verb اِسْتَحْيَا · istaḥyā · يَسْتَحْيِي · اِسْتِحْيَاء · مُسْتَحْيٍ

to let live وَإِذْ أَنْجَيْنَاكُمْ مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ ۖ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَاءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُم بَلَاءٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ
to be shy, ashamed إِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا

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"استحيا." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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استحيا. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7

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"استحيا." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {استحيا},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}