حيوان

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حيوان

/ħa.ja.waːn/

Rhymes with -aːn

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-West Semitic *ḥayaw- (“animal”). Cognate with Hebrew חיה (ḥayyā), Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwṭ). Synchronically, a verbal noun of حَيَّ (ḥayya, “to live”).

noun حَيَوَان · ḥayawān · حَيَوَانَات · الْحَيَوَان

animal, beast الحَيَوَانُ الْمُفْتَرِسُ يَعِيشُ فِي الْغَابَةِ.
collective animals, living creatures
archaic, noun from verb verbal noun of حَيَّ (ḥayya): life; (especially) long, eternal life وَمَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَاةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ وَإِنَّ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلْآخِرَةَ لَهِيَ ٱلْحَيَوَانُ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ

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animal organism

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {حيوان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}