Cognate withBiblical Hebrewחַיִּים(ḥayyím,“life”),Aramaicחֲיֶא(ḥăyyē,“life”) andClassical Syriacܚܝܐ(ḥayyē,“life”).
حَيَاة• (ḥayāh) f (dualحَيَاتَانِ(ḥayātāni),pluralحَيَوَات(ḥayawāt))
| singular | singulartriptote inـَاة(-āh) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَيَاة ḥayāt | الْحَيَاة al-ḥayāt | حَيَاة ḥayāt |
| nominative | حَيَاةٌ ḥayātun | الْحَيَاةُ al-ḥayātu | حَيَاةُ ḥayātu |
| accusative | حَيَاةً ḥayātan | الْحَيَاةَ al-ḥayāta | حَيَاةَ ḥayāta |
| genitive | حَيَاةٍ ḥayātin | الْحَيَاةِ al-ḥayāti | حَيَاةِ ḥayāti |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | حَيَاتَيْن ḥayātayn | الْحَيَاتَيْن al-ḥayātayn | حَيَاتَيْ ḥayātay |
| nominative | حَيَاتَانِ ḥayātāni | الْحَيَاتَانِ al-ḥayātāni | حَيَاتَا ḥayātā |
| accusative | حَيَاتَيْنِ ḥayātayni | الْحَيَاتَيْنِ al-ḥayātayni | حَيَاتَيْ ḥayātay |
| genitive | حَيَاتَيْنِ ḥayātayni | الْحَيَاتَيْنِ al-ḥayātayni | حَيَاتَيْ ḥayātay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَيَوَات ḥayawāt | الْحَيَوَات al-ḥayawāt | حَيَوَات ḥayawāt |
| nominative | حَيَوَاتٌ ḥayawātun | الْحَيَوَاتُ al-ḥayawātu | حَيَوَاتُ ḥayawātu |
| accusative | حَيَوَاتٍ ḥayawātin | الْحَيَوَاتِ al-ḥayawāti | حَيَوَاتِ ḥayawāti |
| genitive | حَيَوَاتٍ ḥayawātin | الْحَيَوَاتِ al-ḥayawāti | حَيَوَاتِ ḥayawāti |