أحيا

أحيا

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح ي و‎ (ḥ-y-w). Cognate with Hebrew הֶחְיָה‎ (hekhyá).

Verb

أَحْيَا • (ʾaḥyā) 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 (ʾamāta, “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. (figuratively, of land) to fertilize

      ‏أَحْيَا الْفَلَّاحُ الْأَرْضَ‎

      ʾaḥyā l-fallāḥu l-ʾarḍa

      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. (figuratively) to liven, to enliven

      ‏أَحْيَا المُطْرِبُ حَفْلًا‎

      ʾaḥyā l-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 ʿamila ṣāliḥan min ḏakarin ʾaw ʾunṯā wahuwa muʾminun 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 ʾāyātihi laʿallakum taʿqilūna

        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

      ʾiḥyāʾu ʿulūmi d-dīni

      The Revival of the Religious Sciences

4. (transitive) to dedicate (nighttime) to prayer and worship

Conjugation

Conjugation of

أَحْيَا

(form-IV final-weak)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						إِحْيَاء‎ ʾiḥyāʾ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُحْيٍ‎ muḥyin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُحْيًى‎ 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	أَحْيَيْتُ‎ ʾaḥyaytu	أَحْيَيْتَ‎ ʾaḥyayta	أَحْيَا ʾaḥyā		أَحْيَيْتُمَا‎ ʾaḥyaytumā	أَحْيَيَا‎ ʾaḥyayā		أَحْيَيْنَا‎ ʾaḥyaynā	أَحْيَيْتُمْ‎ ʾaḥyaytum	أَحْيَوْا‎ ʾaḥyaw
	f		أَحْيَيْتِ‎ ʾaḥyayti	أَحْيَتْ‎ ʾaḥyat			أَحْيَتَا‎ ʾaḥyatā			أَحْيَيْتُنَّ‎ ʾaḥyaytunna	أَحْيَيْنَ‎ ʾaḥyayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحْيِي‎ ʾuḥyī	تُحْيِي‎ tuḥyī	يُحْيِي‎ yuḥyī		تُحْيِيَانِ‎ tuḥyiyāni	يُحْيِيَانِ‎ yuḥyiyāni		نُحْيِي‎ nuḥyī	تُحْيُونَ‎ tuḥyūna	يُحْيُونَ‎ yuḥyūna
	f		تُحْيِينَ‎ tuḥyīna	تُحْيِي‎ tuḥyī			تُحْيِيَانِ‎ tuḥyiyāni			تُحْيِينَ‎ tuḥyīna	يُحْيِينَ‎ yuḥyīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحْيِيَ‎ ʾuḥyiya	تُحْيِيَ‎ tuḥyiya	يُحْيِيَ‎ yuḥyiya		تُحْيِيَا‎ tuḥyiyā	يُحْيِيَا‎ yuḥyiyā		نُحْيِيَ‎ nuḥyiya	تُحْيُوا‎ tuḥyū	يُحْيُوا‎ yuḥyū
	f		تُحْيِي‎ tuḥyī	تُحْيِيَ‎ tuḥyiya			تُحْيِيَا‎ tuḥyiyā			تُحْيِينَ‎ tuḥyīna	يُحْيِينَ‎ yuḥyīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحْيِ‎ ʾuḥyi	تُحْيِ‎ tuḥyi	يُحْيِ‎ yuḥyi		تُحْيِيَا‎ tuḥyiyā	يُحْيِيَا‎ yuḥyiyā		نُحْيِ‎ nuḥyi	تُحْيُوا‎ tuḥyū	يُحْيُوا‎ yuḥyū
	f		تُحْيِي‎ tuḥyī	تُحْيِ‎ tuḥyi			تُحْيِيَا‎ tuḥyiyā			تُحْيِينَ‎ tuḥyīna	يُحْيِينَ‎ yuḥyīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		أَحْيِ‎ ʾaḥyi			أَحْيِيَا‎ ʾaḥyiyā				أَحْيُوا‎ ʾaḥyū
	f		أَحْيِي‎ ʾaḥyī							أَحْيِينَ‎ ʾaḥyīna
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	أُحْيِيتُ‎ ʾuḥyītu	أُحْيِيتَ‎ ʾuḥyīta	أُحْيِيَ‎ ʾuḥyiya		أُحْيِيتُمَا‎ ʾuḥyītumā	أُحْيِيَا‎ ʾuḥyiyā		أُحْيِينَا‎ ʾuḥyīnā	أُحْيِيتُمْ‎ ʾuḥyītum	أُحْيُوا‎ ʾuḥyū
	f		أُحْيِيتِ‎ ʾuḥyīti	أُحْيِيَتْ‎ ʾuḥyiyat			أُحْيِيَتَا‎ ʾuḥyiyatā			أُحْيِيتُنَّ‎ ʾuḥyītunna	أُحْيِينَ‎ ʾuḥyīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحْيَا ʾuḥyā	تُحْيَا‎ tuḥyā	يُحْيَا‎ yuḥyā		تُحْيَيَانِ‎ tuḥyayāni	يُحْيَيَانِ‎ yuḥyayāni		نُحْيَا‎ nuḥyā	تُحْيَوْنَ‎ tuḥyawna	يُحْيَوْنَ‎ yuḥyawna
	f		تُحْيَيْنَ‎ tuḥyayna	تُحْيَا‎ tuḥyā			تُحْيَيَانِ‎ tuḥyayāni			تُحْيَيْنَ‎ tuḥyayna	يُحْيَيْنَ‎ yuḥyayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحْيَا ʾuḥyā	تُحْيَا‎ tuḥyā	يُحْيَا‎ yuḥyā		تُحْيَيَا‎ tuḥyayā	يُحْيَيَا‎ yuḥyayā		نُحْيَا‎ nuḥyā	تُحْيَوْا‎ tuḥyaw	يُحْيَوْا‎ yuḥyaw
	f		تُحْيَيْ‎ tuḥyay	تُحْيَا‎ tuḥyā			تُحْيَيَا‎ tuḥyayā			تُحْيَيْنَ‎ tuḥyayna	يُحْيَيْنَ‎ yuḥyayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحْيَ‎ ʾuḥya	تُحْيَ‎ tuḥya	يُحْيَ‎ yuḥya		تُحْيَيَا‎ tuḥyayā	يُحْيَيَا‎ yuḥyayā		نُحْيَ‎ nuḥya	تُحْيَوْا‎ tuḥyaw	يُحْيَوْا‎ yuḥyaw
	f		تُحْيَيْ‎ tuḥyay	تُحْيَ‎ tuḥya			تُحْيَيَا‎ tuḥyayā			تُحْيَيْنَ‎ tuḥyayna	يُحْيَيْنَ‎ yuḥyayna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أحيا”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Elative of حَيّ‎ (ḥayy, “alive; lively, energetic”), from the root ح ي و‎ (ḥ-y-w).

Adjective

أَحْيَا • (ʾaḥyā)

1. elative degree of حَيّ‎ (ḥayy):
   1. more alive; most alive
   2. livelier, more energetic; liveliest, most energetic

Declension

Declension of adjective أَحْيَا (ʾaḥyā)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	singular invariable		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحْيَا ʾaḥyā	الْأَحْيَا‎ al-ʾaḥyā	حُيَّا‎ ḥuyyā	الْحُيَّا‎ al-ḥuyyā
Nominative	أَحْيَا ʾaḥyā	الْأَحْيَا‎ al-ʾaḥyā	حُيَّا‎ ḥuyyā	الْحُيَّا‎ al-ḥuyyā
Accusative	أَحْيَا ʾaḥyā	الْأَحْيَا‎ al-ʾaḥyā	حُيَّا‎ ḥuyyā	الْحُيَّا‎ al-ḥuyyā
Genitive	أَحْيَا ʾaḥyā	الْأَحْيَا‎ al-ʾaḥyā	حُيَّا‎ ḥuyyā	الْحُيَّا‎ al-ḥuyyā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحْيَيَيْن‎ ʾaḥyayayn	الْأَحْيَيَيْن‎ al-ʾaḥyayayn	حُيَّيَيْن‎ ḥuyyayayn	الْحُيَّيَيْن‎ al-ḥuyyayayn
Nominative	أَحْيَيَانِ‎ ʾaḥyayāni	الْأَحْيَيَانِ‎ al-ʾaḥyayāni	حُيَّيَانِ‎ ḥuyyayāni	الْحُيَّيَانِ‎ al-ḥuyyayāni
Accusative	أَحْيَيَيْنِ‎ ʾaḥyayayni	الْأَحْيَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaḥyayayni	حُيَّيَيْنِ‎ ḥuyyayayni	الْحُيَّيَيْنِ‎ al-ḥuyyayayni
Genitive	أَحْيَيَيْنِ‎ ʾaḥyayayni	الْأَحْيَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaḥyayayni	حُيَّيَيْنِ‎ ḥuyyayayni	الْحُيَّيَيْنِ‎ al-ḥuyyayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحَايِي‎ ʾaḥāyī	الْأَحَايِي‎ al-ʾaḥāyī	حُيَّيَات‎ ḥuyyayāt	الْحُيَّيَات‎ al-ḥuyyayāt
Nominative	أَحَايٍ‎ ʾaḥāyin	الْأَحَايِي‎ al-ʾaḥāyī	حُيَّيَاتٌ‎ ḥuyyayātun	الْحُيَّيَاتُ‎ al-ḥuyyayātu
Accusative	أَحَايِيَ‎ ʾaḥāyiya	الْأَحَايِيَ‎ al-ʾaḥāyiya	حُيَّيَاتٍ‎ ḥuyyayātin	الْحُيَّيَاتِ‎ al-ḥuyyayāti
Genitive	أَحَايٍ‎ ʾaḥāyin	الْأَحَايِي‎ al-ʾaḥāyī	حُيَّيَاتٍ‎ ḥuyyayātin	الْحُيَّيَاتِ‎ al-ḥuyyayāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “حي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Verb

أَحْيَا • (ʾaḥyā) (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

أُحْيَا • (ʾuḥyā) (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)

Verb

أُحَيَّا • (ʾuḥayyā) (form II)

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