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حياء
حياء
Arabic
Noun
حَيَاء • (ḥayāʾ) m (plural أَحْيَاء (ʾaḥyāʾ) or أَحْيِيَة (ʾaḥyiya) or حَيّ (ḥayy) or حِيّ (ḥiyy))
- verbal noun of حَيِيَ (ḥayiya) (form I)
- shame, bashfulness, blush
- bashful avoidance of a thing
- fear of blame
- rich produce
- rain
- pudendum, womb
Declension
Declension of noun حَيَاء (ḥayāʾ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حَيَاء ḥayāʾ |
الْحَيَاء al-ḥayāʾ |
حَيَاء ḥayāʾ |
| Nominative | حَيَاءٌ ḥayāʾun |
الْحَيَاءُ al-ḥayāʾu |
حَيَاءُ ḥayāʾu |
| Accusative | حَيَاءً ḥayāʾan |
الْحَيَاءَ al-ḥayāʾa |
حَيَاءَ ḥayāʾa |
| Genitive | حَيَاءٍ ḥayāʾin |
الْحَيَاءِ al-ḥayāʾi |
حَيَاءِ ḥayāʾi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | حَيَاءَيْن ḥayāʾayn |
الْحَيَاءَيْن al-ḥayāʾayn |
حَيَاءَيْ ḥayāʾay |
| Nominative | حَيَاءَانِ ḥayāʾāni |
الْحَيَاءَانِ al-ḥayāʾāni |
حَيَاءَا ḥayāʾā |
| Accusative | حَيَاءَيْنِ ḥayāʾayni |
الْحَيَاءَيْنِ al-ḥayāʾayni |
حَيَاءَيْ ḥayāʾay |
| Genitive | حَيَاءَيْنِ ḥayāʾayni |
الْحَيَاءَيْنِ al-ḥayāʾayni |
حَيَاءَيْ ḥayāʾay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَحْيَاء; أَحْيِيَة; حَيّ; حِي ʾaḥyāʾ; ʾaḥyiya; ḥayy; ḥī |
الْأَحْيَاء; الْأَحْيِيَة; الْحَيّ; الْحِي al-ʾaḥyāʾ; al-ʾaḥyiya; al-ḥayy; al-ḥī |
أَحْيَاء; أَحْيِيَة; حَيّ; حِي ʾaḥyāʾ; ʾaḥyiyat; ḥayy; ḥī |
| Nominative | أَحْيَاءٌ; أَحْيِيَةٌ; حَيٌّ; حِيٌّ ʾaḥyāʾun; ʾaḥyiyatun; ḥayyun; ḥiyyun |
الْأَحْيَاءُ; الْأَحْيِيَةُ; الْحَيُّ; الْحِيُّ al-ʾaḥyāʾu; al-ʾaḥyiyatu; al-ḥayyu; al-ḥiyyu |
أَحْيَاءُ; أَحْيِيَةُ; حَيُّ; حِيُّ ʾaḥyāʾu; ʾaḥyiyatu; ḥayyu; ḥiyyu |
| Accusative | أَحْيَاءً; أَحْيِيَةً; حَيًّا; حِيًّا ʾaḥyāʾan; ʾaḥyiyatan; ḥayyan; ḥiyyan |
الْأَحْيَاءَ; الْأَحْيِيَةَ; الْحَيَّ; الْحِيَّ al-ʾaḥyāʾa; al-ʾaḥyiyata; al-ḥayya; al-ḥiyya |
أَحْيَاءَ; أَحْيِيَةَ; حَيَّ; حِيَّ ʾaḥyāʾa; ʾaḥyiyata; ḥayya; ḥiyya |
| Genitive | أَحْيَاءٍ; أَحْيِيَةٍ; حَيٍّ; حِيٍّ ʾaḥyāʾin; ʾaḥyiyatin; ḥayyin; ḥiyyin |
الْأَحْيَاءِ; الْأَحْيِيَةِ; الْحَيِّ; الْحِيِّ al-ʾaḥyāʾi; al-ʾaḥyiyati; al-ḥayyi; al-ḥiyyi |
أَحْيَاءِ; أَحْيِيَةِ; حَيِّ; حِيِّ ʾaḥyāʾi; ʾaḥyiyati; ḥayyi; ḥiyyi |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “حياء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen