How to say "life" in Arabic
CognateMeaninglife
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
حَيَاة
ḥayāhחיאה
حياة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
חיים
khayimخَايِم
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ح-ي-يHebrew root
ח-י-הHebrew חי and Arabic ḥayy ("alive") share the root ḥ-y-y, so חיים and ḥayāh are close family. Raise a glass — לחיים would be understood across the border.
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In a phrase
اَلْحَيَاة حُلْوَة
al-ḥayāh ḥulwaאל-חיאה חלוהLife is sweet.