חיה

חיה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־י־ה‎

From Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Cognate with Arabic حَيَوَان‎ (ḥayawān), Syrian Aramaic [script needed] (ḥayū-t-) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew)

  (animal, wild person, (present feminine singular) lives): IPA^(key): /χaˈja/

  ((present feminine singular) lives): IPA^(key): /ˈχa.ja/ (non standard)

  (proper noun): IPA^(key): /ˈχa.ja/

Adjective

חייה \\ חַיָּה • (khayá) f sg indef.

1. living, alive: feminine singular of חַי‎

Noun

חייה \\ חַיָּה • (khayá) f (plural indefinite חַיּוֹת‎, singular construct חיית \\ חַיַּת־‎, plural construct חַיּוֹת־‎)

1. animal (organism other than man)
2. animal (person who behaves wildly)

Synonyms

• בְּהֵמָה‎ (b'hemá)

Derived terms

• חיית בר‎ (khayát bar)
• חיית מחמד‎ (khayát makhmád)

Proper noun

חייה \\ חַיָּה • (kháya) f

1. A female given name

Verb

חַיָּה • (khayá)

1. living, lives: feminine singular present participle and present tense of חי‎ (khaya).

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חָיָה‎.

Noun

חיה • (khaye) f, plural חיות‎ (khayes)

1. animal

Derived terms

• חייִש‎ (khayish)

See also

• בהמה‎ (beheyme)