حَيِىَ

Root: حى

Form: 1

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حَيِىَI , and حَىَّ, which latter is the more common, [like مَلَّ, originally مَلِلَ,] dual حَيِيَا, and حَيَّا, pl. حَيُوا, like خَشُوا, and حَيُّوا, as some say, Present.T يَحْيَا, and يَحَىُّ, [like يَمَلُّ, originally يَمْلَلُ,] occurring in poetry, but improper, and disallowed by the Basrees, Verbal.Noun حَيَاةٌ [q. v. infrà], or حَيَآءٌ, and حِىٌّ and حَيَوَانٌ, which last has an intensive signification, like its contr. مَوَتَانٌ, He, or it, lived; or was, or became, in the state termed حَيَاةٌ, explained below. [The Verbal.Noun حَيَوَانٌ suggests the supposition that حَيِىَ may be originally حَيِوَ; but I find no authority for this supposition; and if it be the case, this verb presents the only instance of a root of which the medial radical letter is ى and the final و.]
2 حَيُوا, said of a people, or company of men, They were, or became, in good condition: or they were, or became, fat, by having the means of subsistence, بَعْدَ هُزَالٍ [after leanness].
3 You say also, حَيَّتِ النَّارُ, Verbal.Noun حَيَاةٌ and حَيَآءٌ, [The fire was, or became, alive, or burning,] like as you say, مَاتَت.
4 حَيِىَ الطَّرِيقُ The road, or way, was, or became, apparent, or distinct. One says, إِذَا حَيِىَ لَكَ الطَّرِيقُ فَخُذْ يَمْنَةً [When the road, or way, becomes apparent, or distinct, to thee, take to the right].
5 حَيِىَ and حَيِىَ مِنْهُ, Present.T يَحْيَا, Verbal.Noun حَيَآءٌ: see 10, in two places.

def.2 حَىَّ الخَمْسِينَ: see 2.

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