حَيِيَ — to be ashamed, to be shy

The Arabic verb for «to be ashamed, to be shy»: past (madi), present (mudari) and imperative forms with English translation, examples and audio.

FormArabicTranslationExample
Past (madi)حَيِيَhe was embarrassed / shyهُوَ حَيِيَ أَمْسِ.He was shy / shy yesterday.
Present (mudari)يَحْيَاhe is shy / shyهُوَ يَحْيَا الآنَ.He is shy / bashful now.
Imperative (amr)اِحْيَbe proud!

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