*ḥay(aw)-: 'animal'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḥay(aw)-
Meaning'animal'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 198

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicḥayaw-ān-
Ugariticḥwt
Hebrewḥayyā
Syrian Aramaicḥayū-t-
Phoenicianḥyt (T 104)T 104gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaicḥēwā (HALOT 310)HALOT 310gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ḥywy (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 88)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 88gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicḥayitaʾ (T 104)T 104
Mandaic Aramaichiwaʾ (T 104)T 104
Amoriteḫayyatu: ḫa-ia-ti (ARM 28, 69: 3f.) (Streck 2000, 96)Streck 2000 96gloss withheld

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Notes

Arabic ḥayyat and Aramaic ḥiwyā 'snake' are 3688.

Updated 22 October 2026

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