حيوان

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ي و (ḥ-y-w), stemming from Proto-West Semitic *ḥayaw- (“to live”). Parallelly found in Hebrew חיה (ḥayyā), Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.ja.waːn/
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  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

حَيَوَان • (ḥayawān) m (plural حَيَوَانَات (ḥayawānāt))

  1. animal, beast
    الحَيَوَانُ الْمُفْتَرِسُ يَعِيشُ فِي الْغَابَةِ.
    al-ḥayawānu l-muftarisu yaʕīšu fī l-ḡābati.
    The predatory animal lives in the forest.
  2. (collectively) animals, living creatures
  3. (archaic) verbal noun of حَيَّ (ḥayya): life; (especially) long, eternal life
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:64:
      وَمَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَاةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ وَإِنَّ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلْآخِرَةَ لَهِيَ ٱلْحَيَوَانُ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ
      wamā hāḏihi l-ḥayātu d-dunyā ʔillā lahwun walaʕibun waʔinna d-dāra l-ʔāḵirata lahiya l-ḥayawānu law kānū yaʕlamūna
      And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter – that is the life, if only they knew.

Declension

Declension of noun حَيَوَان (ḥayawān)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَيَوَان
ḥayawān 		الْحَيَوَان
al-ḥayawān 		حَيَوَان
ḥayawān
Nominative حَيَوَانٌ
ḥayawānun 		الْحَيَوَانُ
al-ḥayawānu 		حَيَوَانُ
ḥayawānu
Accusative حَيَوَانًا
ḥayawānan 		الْحَيَوَانَ
al-ḥayawāna 		حَيَوَانَ
ḥayawāna
Genitive حَيَوَانٍ
ḥayawānin 		الْحَيَوَانِ
al-ḥayawāni 		حَيَوَانِ
ḥayawāni
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَيَوَانَيْن
ḥayawānayn 		الْحَيَوَانَيْن
al-ḥayawānayn 		حَيَوَانَيْ
ḥayawānay
Nominative حَيَوَانَانِ
ḥayawānāni 		الْحَيَوَانَانِ
al-ḥayawānāni 		حَيَوَانَا
ḥayawānā
Accusative حَيَوَانَيْنِ
ḥayawānayni 		الْحَيَوَانَيْنِ
al-ḥayawānayni 		حَيَوَانَيْ
ḥayawānay
Genitive حَيَوَانَيْنِ
ḥayawānayni 		الْحَيَوَانَيْنِ
al-ḥayawānayni 		حَيَوَانَيْ
ḥayawānay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَيَوَانَات
ḥayawānāt 		الْحَيَوَانَات
al-ḥayawānāt 		حَيَوَانَات
ḥayawānāt
Nominative حَيَوَانَاتٌ
ḥayawānātun 		الْحَيَوَانَاتُ
al-ḥayawānātu 		حَيَوَانَاتُ
ḥayawānātu
Accusative حَيَوَانَاتٍ
ḥayawānātin 		الْحَيَوَانَاتِ
al-ḥayawānāti 		حَيَوَانَاتِ
ḥayawānāti
Genitive حَيَوَانَاتٍ
ḥayawānātin 		الْحَيَوَانَاتِ
al-ḥayawānāti 		حَيَوَانَاتِ
ḥayawānāti

Descendants

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ح ي و
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic حَيَوان (ḥayawān).

Pronunciation

Noun

حيوان • (ḥaywān) m (plural حيوانات (ḥaywānāt))

  1. animal, creature
  2. animal (derogatory term for a human being)

Malay

Noun

حيوان (plural حيوان-حيوان or حيوان۲, informal 1st possessive حيوانکو, 2nd possessive حيوانمو, 3rd possessive حيوانڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of haiwan‎

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ي و
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَيَوان (ḥayawān).

Pronunciation

Noun

حيوان • (ḥaywān) m (plural حيوانات (ḥaywānāt))

  1. animal, creature
  2. animal (derogatory term for a human being)
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