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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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xy A01
ḥy (ḥay, ḥayyā) adj. alive
1 alive Com. ▶ more

--(a) subst. : living being .

--(b) w. God, king in an oath formula : by the life of, as the ... lives Qum, Syr.

--(c) ܒܝܼܫܐܝܬ : evil person (a foul term) Syr.
2 in a natural state . ▶ more

--(a) raw JLAtg, Gal, Sam, Syr, JBA.

--(b) fresh flowing, fluid Qum, Syr, Man, LJLA.

--(c) (of wine) undiluted Syr, JBA.
3 adv. : rapidly (see also s.v. ḥyˀ) OfA-Iran, Qum, Sam.