Ḥayāh
حَيَاة
Say it ha-YAAH
Life, being alive
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ḥ-y-y
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Hayat, Hayaat
Meaning & source
Life: the opposite of death.
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حيا: الحَيَاةُ: نَقِيضُ الْمَوْتِ، كُتِبَتْ فِي الْمُصْحَفِ بِالْوَاوِ لِيُعْلَمَ أَن الْوَاوَ بَعْدَ الْيَاءِ فِي حَدِّ الْجَمْعِ، وَقِيلَ: عَلَى تَفْخِيمِ الأَلف، وَحَكَى ابْنُ جِنِّي عَنْ قُطْرُب: أَن أَهل الْيَمَنِ يَقُولُونَ الحَيَوْةُ، بِوَاوٍ قَبْل
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.