Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts حيي(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "to live" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesḥaya(Ancient Hebrew) ḥyw(Ancient Semitic) Given Name DescendantsHayat(Arabic) Hayat(Persian) Hayat(Urdu) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 256.