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חיה

חיה

Hebrew

Adjective

חייה \ חַיָּה (khayá) f sg indef.

  1. living, alive: feminine singular of חַי

Noun

חייה \ חַיָּה (khayá) f (plural indefinite חַיּוֹת, singular construct חיית \ חַיַּת־, plural construct חַיּוֹת־)

  1. animal (organism other than man)
  2. animal (person who behaves wildly)

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Proper noun

חייה \ חַיָּה (kháya) f

  1. A female given name

Verb

חַיָּה (khayá)

  1. living, lives: feminine singular present participle and present tense of חי (khaya).

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חָיָה.

Noun

חיה (khaye) f, plural חיות (khayes)

  1. animal

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