حيا

العربية

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حيا

/ħaj.jaː/

Where it comes from

Compare حَيّ (ḥayy, “alive”).

verb حَيَّا · ḥayyā · يُحَيِّي · تَحِيَّة · مُحَيٍّ

transitive to greet وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةࣲ فَحَيُّوا۟ بِأَحۡسَنَ مِنۡهَاۤ أَوۡ رُدُّوهَاۤۗ
transitive to keep alive

In English

greet to address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes

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

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

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

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