haya
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haya¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic هَيَّا (hayyā).
interjection
- come on! now then! make haste!
- okay, alright
haya²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic حَيَاء (ḥayāʔ).
noun haya
- shame, modesty, bashfulness
haya³
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
adjective
- [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] inflected form of hii
Talk about this word "haya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/haya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. haya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/haya "haya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/haya.Cite this
@misc{haya_2026,
title = {haya},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/haya},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
