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حَياة
life /ħaˈjaːh/
nounA1#96 most common
Also: lifetime, existence, living
Example sentences
الحَياةُ جَميلةٌ.
Life is beautiful.
أُحِبُّ حَياتي.
I love my life.
الحَياةُ في المدينةِ سَريعةٌ.
Life in the city is fast.
غَيَّرَ هذا الحادثُ مَجرى حَياتِهِ.
This accident changed the course of his life.
يَسعى الإنسانُ دائماً إلى حَياةٍ أفضلَ وأكثرَ استقراراً.
People always strive for a better, more stable life.
في خِضَمِّ صُعوباتِ الحَياةِ، يَكتَشِفُ المرءُ مَعدِنَهُ الحقيقي.
In the midst of life's hardships, a person discovers their true mettle.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَياةٌ | حَيَواتٌ |
| Genitive | حَياةٍ | حَيَواتٍ |
| Accusative | حَياةً | حَيَواتٍ |
| Vocative | يا حَياةُ | يا حَيَواتُ |
Word family
Etymology
حَياة comes from the Semitic root ḥ-y-w/y, meaning to live or be alive. The same root gives the verb حَيِيَ, to live, and the adjective حَيّ, alive. It is closely related to the Hebrew word for life, ḥayyīm.
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