חיה

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־י־ה (kh-y-h)

From Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Cognate with Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew)
    (animal, wild person, (present feminine singular) lives): IPA(key): /χaˈja/
    ((present feminine singular) lives): IPA(key): /ˈχa.ja/ (non-standard)
    (proper noun): IPA(key): /ˈχa.ja/

Adjective

חייה / חַיָּה • (khayá)

  1. feminine singular indefinite form of חַי (kháy)

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, Chaya

Verb

חַיָּה • (khayá)

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

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá).

Pronunciation

Noun

חיה • (khaye) f, plural חיות (khayes)

  1. animal
    Synonym: בעל־חי (balkhay)

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See also

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