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حَيَوِيّ
vital /ħajaˈwijj/
adjectiveB1#1960 most common
Also: lively, energetic, dynamic, biological, bio-
Example sentences
أَخِي شَابٌّ حَيَوِيٌّ.
My brother is a lively young man.
تُحِبُّ المُعَلِّمَةُ الأَطْفَالَ الحَيَوِيِّينَ.
The teacher likes the lively children.
المَاءُ عُنْصُرٌ حَيَوِيٌّ لِكُلِّ الكَائِنَاتِ.
Water is a vital element for all living things.
يَلْعَبُ هَذَا المِينَاءُ دَوْرًا حَيَوِيًّا فِي الاقْتِصَادِ.
This port plays a vital role in the economy.
حَذَّرَتِ المُنَظَّمَةُ مِنِ اسْتِخْدَامِ الأَسْلِحَةِ الحَيَوِيَّةِ فِي النِّزَاعِ.
The organization warned against the use of biological weapons in the conflict.
يَصِفُ الأَطِبَّاءُ المُضَادَّ الحَيَوِيَّ فَقَطْ عِنْدَ الضَّرُورَةِ القُصْوَى لِتَجَنُّبِ مُقَاوَمَةِ البَكْتِيرْيَا.
Doctors prescribe the antibiotic only in extreme necessity to avoid bacterial resistance.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَيَوِيٌّ | حَيَوِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | حَيَوِيٍّ | حَيَوِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | حَيَوِيًّا | حَيَوِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يَا حَيَوِيُّ | يَا حَيَوِيُّونَ |
Word family
حَيَاةlife
حَيّalive, livingحَيَوِيَّةvitality, dynamism
أَحْيَاto revive, bring to life
حَيَوَانanimal
Etymology
The word is a relative (nisba) adjective built on حَيَاة, "life," from the Semitic root ح-ي-و meaning to live. The suffix ـِيّ turns the noun into "pertaining to life," hence "vital" or "lively." Modern Arabic extended it to render the scientific prefix "bio-," as in "biological" and "antibiotic."
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