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حَيَّة

Root: ح ي ي

Arabic English Dictionary: meaning and translation for حَيَّة (hyh-2)

ج حَيَّات وحَيَوات :
Translation:
pl. ḥayyāt and ḥayawāt:
مؤنَّث حَيّ.
Translation:
Feminine of hayy.
  • (حن) رتبة من الزَّواحف، منها أنواع كثيرة كالثَّعبان والأفعى وغيرهما (تقال للذكّر والأنّثى) (انظر: ح و ي
  • حَيَّة)
Translation:
  • (Zoology) An order of reptiles, including many types such as the serpent, viper, and others (used for both male and female) (see: ḥ-w-y
  • ḥayyah)
  • ذكيّ متوقّد
  • سقاه اللهُ دم الحيّات : أهلكه
  • شِدْقا الحيَّة : حَنَكاها
  • هم حيَّات الأرض : دواهيها وفرسانها
  • هو حيَّة الوادي : حامي حوزته
  • هو حيَّة ذكر : شهم.
Translation:
  • Intelligent and sharp-witted
  • may God destroy him (lit. gave him the blood of snakes to drink)
  • the two sides of the snake's jaw: its upper and lower jaws
  • they are the snakes of the earth: its cunning masters and brave knights
  • he is the snake of the valley: defender of his domain
  • he is a male snake: a noble and resolute man.

Example / Citation:

  • " مَنْ لدغته الحيّة يخاف من الحبل [مثل] : يعني أنّ مَنْ تعرَّض لتجربةٍ قاسيةٍ يذكرها دائمًا، فيُضاعف الحَذَر خشية تكرارها
  • {فَأَلْقَاهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَى} "
Translation:
  • "The one bitten by a snake is frightened of a rope [proverb]: said of one who has had a bitter experience and always remembers it, redoubling his caution for fear it will recur
  • Then he threw it, and behold, it was a snake moving swiftly [Quran]"

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