أحيا

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ح ي و (ḥ-y-w)

Cognate with Hebrew הֶחְיָה (hekhyá).

Verb[edit]

أَحْيَا • (ʔaḥyā) IV, non-past يُحْيِي‎ (yuḥyī)

  1. (transitive) to give life to, to vivify, to quicken, to vitalize; to bring to life, to animate
    Antonym: أَمَاتَ (ʔamāta, “to end the life of; to disanimate; to kill; to deaden”)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:28:
      كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَكُنتُمْ أَمْوَاتًا فَأَحْيَاكُمْ ۖ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
      How do you disbelieve in Allah when He animated you when were inanimate and [when it is He who] shall disanimate you then reanimate you and to Him, you shall be returned?
    1. (figurative, of land) to fertilize
      أَحْيَا الْفَلَّاحُ الْأَرْضَ
      ʔaḥyā al-fallāḥu l-ʔarḍa
      The farmer cultivated the land.
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 30:24:
        وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ يُرِيكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَيُحْيِي بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ
        It is of His signs that He shows you thunder for you to fear and to seek. And He brings down from the sky water to vivify the earth after its lifelessness. Verily, these are signs for thinking men.
    2. (figurative) to liven, to enliven
      أَحْيَا المُطْرِبُ حَفْلًا
      ʔaḥyā al-muṭribu ḥaflan
      The singer enlived a party.
  2. (transitive) to keep alive
    1. to let live; to preserve, to keep
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:97:
        مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً
        man ʕamila ṣāliḥan min ḏakarin ʔaw ʔunṯā wahuwa muʔminun falanuḥyiyannahu ḥayātan ṭayyibatan
        Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while being a believer, We shall preserve him [to live] a good life.
    2. to save
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:32:
        وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا
        wa-man ʾaḥyāhā fa-kaʾannamā ʾaḥyā n-nāsa jamīʿan
        And whoever saves one – it is as if he had saved mankind entirely.
  3. (transitive) to restore to life
    1. to raise from the dead, to reanimate, resuscitate, to revive, to resurrect
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:73:
        كَذَٰلِكَ يُحْيِي اللَّهُ الْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
        kaḏālika yuḥyī l-lahu l-mawtā wayurīkum ʔāyātihi laʕallakum taʕqilūna
        Thus, Allah raises the dead and shows you His signs that you may discern.
    2. (of an idea or a practice) to revive; to restore, to reinstitute
      إِحْيَاءُ عُلُومِ الدِّينِ
      ʔiḥyāʔu ʕulūmi d-dīni
      The Revival of the Religious Sciences
  4. (transitive) to dedicate (nighttime) to prayer and worship
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
أَحْيَا
(form-IV final-weak)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
ʔiḥyāʔ
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
muḥyin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
muḥyan
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
ʔaḥyaytu
ʔaḥyayta
أَحْيَا

ʔaḥyā
ʔaḥyaytumā
ʔaḥyayā
ʔaḥyaynā
ʔaḥyaytum
ʔaḥyaw
f
ʔaḥyayti
ʔaḥyat
ʔaḥyatā
ʔaḥyaytunna
ʔaḥyayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuḥyī
tuḥyī
yuḥyī
tuḥyiyāni
yuḥyiyāni
nuḥyī
tuḥyūna
yuḥyūna
f
tuḥyīna
tuḥyī
tuḥyiyāni
tuḥyīna
yuḥyīna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuḥyiya
tuḥyiya
yuḥyiya
tuḥyiyā
yuḥyiyā
nuḥyiya
tuḥyū
yuḥyū
f
tuḥyī
tuḥyiya
tuḥyiyā
tuḥyīna
yuḥyīna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuḥyi
tuḥyi
yuḥyi
tuḥyiyā
yuḥyiyā
nuḥyi
tuḥyū
yuḥyū
f
tuḥyī
tuḥyi
tuḥyiyā
tuḥyīna
yuḥyīna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
ʔaḥyi
ʔaḥyiyā
ʔaḥyū
f
ʔaḥyī
ʔaḥyīna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
ʔuḥyītu
ʔuḥyīta
ʔuḥyiya
ʔuḥyītumā
ʔuḥyiyā
ʔuḥyīnā
ʔuḥyītum
ʔuḥyū
f
ʔuḥyīti
ʔuḥyiyat
ʔuḥyiyatā
ʔuḥyītunna
ʔuḥyīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
أُحْيَا

ʔuḥyā
tuḥyā
yuḥyā
tuḥyayāni
yuḥyayāni
nuḥyā
tuḥyawna
yuḥyawna
f
tuḥyayna
tuḥyā
tuḥyayāni
tuḥyayna
yuḥyayna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
أُحْيَا

ʔuḥyā
tuḥyā
yuḥyā
tuḥyayā
yuḥyayā
nuḥyā
tuḥyaw
yuḥyaw
f
tuḥyay
tuḥyā
tuḥyayā
tuḥyayna
yuḥyayna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuḥya
tuḥya
yuḥya
tuḥyayā
yuḥyayā
nuḥya
tuḥyaw
yuḥyaw
f
tuḥyay
tuḥya
tuḥyayā
tuḥyayna
yuḥyayna
References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Root
ح ي و (ḥ-y-w)

Elative of حَيّ (ḥayy, “alive; lively, energetic”).

Adjective[edit]

أَحْيَا • (ʔaḥyā)

  1. elative degree of حَيّ (ḥayy):
    1. more alive; most alive
    2. livelier, more energetic; liveliest, most energetic
    3. more vital; most vital
Declension[edit]
Declension of adjective أَحْيَا (ʔaḥyā)
Singular Masculine Feminine
singular invariable singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَحْيَا
ʔaḥyā 		الْأَحْيَا
al-ʔaḥyā 		حُيَّا
ḥuyyā 		الْحُيَّا
al-ḥuyyā
Nominative أَحْيَا
ʔaḥyā 		الْأَحْيَا
al-ʔaḥyā 		حُيَّا
ḥuyyā 		الْحُيَّا
al-ḥuyyā
Accusative أَحْيَا
ʔaḥyā 		الْأَحْيَا
al-ʔaḥyā 		حُيَّا
ḥuyyā 		الْحُيَّا
al-ḥuyyā
Genitive أَحْيَا
ʔaḥyā 		الْأَحْيَا
al-ʔaḥyā 		حُيَّا
ḥuyyā 		الْحُيَّا
al-ḥuyyā
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَحْيَيَيْن
ʔaḥyayayn 		الْأَحْيَيَيْن
al-ʔaḥyayayn 		حُيَّيَيْن
ḥuyyayayn 		الْحُيَّيَيْن
al-ḥuyyayayn
Nominative أَحْيَيَانِ
ʔaḥyayāni 		الْأَحْيَيَانِ
al-ʔaḥyayāni 		حُيَّيَانِ
ḥuyyayāni 		الْحُيَّيَانِ
al-ḥuyyayāni
Accusative أَحْيَيَيْنِ
ʔaḥyayayni 		الْأَحْيَيَيْنِ
al-ʔaḥyayayni 		حُيَّيَيْنِ
ḥuyyayayni 		الْحُيَّيَيْنِ
al-ḥuyyayayni
Genitive أَحْيَيَيْنِ
ʔaḥyayayni 		الْأَحْيَيَيْنِ
al-ʔaḥyayayni 		حُيَّيَيْنِ
ḥuyyayayni 		الْحُيَّيَيْنِ
al-ḥuyyayayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَحَايِي
ʔaḥāyī 		الْأَحَايِي
al-ʔaḥāyī 		حُيَّيَات
ḥuyyayāt 		الْحُيَّيَات
al-ḥuyyayāt
Nominative أَحَايٍ
ʔaḥāyin 		الْأَحَايِي
al-ʔaḥāyī 		حُيَّيَاتٌ
ḥuyyayātun 		الْحُيَّيَاتُ
al-ḥuyyayātu
Accusative أَحَايِيَ
ʔaḥāyiya 		الْأَحَايِيَ
al-ʔaḥāyiya 		حُيَّيَاتٍ
ḥuyyayātin 		الْحُيَّيَاتِ
al-ḥuyyayāti
Genitive أَحَايٍ
ʔaḥāyin 		الْأَحَايِي
al-ʔaḥāyī 		حُيَّيَاتٍ
ḥuyyayātin 		الْحُيَّيَاتِ
al-ḥuyyayāti
References[edit]
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

أَحْيَا • (ʔaḥyā) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَيَّ (ḥayya)
  2. first-person singular non-past active indicative of حَيِيَ (ḥayiya)
  3. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَيَّ (ḥayya)
  4. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of حَيِيَ (ḥayiya)

Verb[edit]

أُحْيَا • (ʔuḥyā) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of حَيَّ (ḥayya)
  2. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of حَيِيَ (ḥayiya)
  3. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَيَّ (ḥayya)
  4. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَيِيَ (ḥayiya)

Etymology 4[edit]

Verb[edit]

أُحَيَّا • (ʔuḥayyā) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of حَيَّا (ḥayyā)
  2. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of حَيَّا (ḥayyā)
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