حي
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حي¹
verb حَيَّ · ḥayya · يَحْيَا · حَيَاة · مَحْيًا
- alternative form of حَيِيَ (ḥayiya, “to live”)
verb حَيَّ · ḥayya · يَحْيَا · حَيَاة · مَحْيًا
- to experience, to witness
حي²
- /ħajj/
Where it comes from
Compare Hebrew חי (khay), Ge'ez ሐይወ (ḥäywä).
adjective حَيّ · ḥayy · حَيَّة · أَحْيَاء · أَحْيَا
-
alive
Opposite: مَيِّت
- lively, animated, energetic, active
noun حَيّ · ḥayy · أَحْيَاء · الْحَيّ
- organism, living being
- tribe
- neighbourhood, district (of a city), quarter (of a city) شَمِلَ التَّغْيِيرُ جَمِيعَ الْأَحْيَاءِ.
- block of apartments
حي³
حي⁴
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun حَيّ · حِيّ · ḥayy · ḥiyy
- plural of حَيَاء (ḥayāʔ)
حي⁵
noun حَيّ · ḥayy
- verbal noun of حَوَى (ḥawā) (form I)
In English
Talk about this word "حي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%8A. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. حي. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%8A "حي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%8A.Cite this
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