חיה

Root
ח־י־ה (kh-y-h)

From Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Cognate with Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt).

• (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/

חייה / חַיָּה • (khayá)

1. feminine singular indefinite form of חַי (kháy)

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)

• בְּהֵמָה (b'hemá)

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

חייה / חַיָּה • (kháya) f

1. a female given name, Chaya

חַיָּה • (khayá)

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

From Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá).

• IPA^(key): /ˈχaɪ̯ə/

חיה • (khaye) f, plural חיות (khayes)

1. animal

   Synonym: בעל־חי (balkhay)

• חייִש (khayish)

• בהמה (beheyme)