احیا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِحْيَاء‎ (ʔiḥyāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔi.ˈhjɑːʔ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe.ˈhjɒː]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ihyā'

Iranian reading^?	ehyâ

Noun

احیا • (ehyâ)

resurrection, revival
(figurative) restoration, renewal
‏‎ ― ehyâ-ye jangal ― reforestation

Derived terms

احیا کردن‎ (ehyâ kardan, “to revive”)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (ihyā), itself from Arabic إِحْيَاء‎ (ʔiḥyāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪɦ.jɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

اِحْیا • (iḥya) f (Hindi spelling इहया)

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَحْيَاء‎ (ʔaḥyāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əɦ.jɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

اَحْیا • (aḥya) f (Hindi spelling अहया)

the living
generation; race

References

“احیا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“احیا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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