استحيا

See also: أستحيا

Arabic

Alternative forms

• اِسْتَحَى (istaḥā)

Etymology

From root ح ي و (ḥ-y-w). Possibly related to Hebrew הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה (hishtakhavá, “bow down, prostrate oneself”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /is.taħ.jaː/

Verb

اِسْتَحْيَا • (istaḥyā) X (non-past يَسْتَحْيِي (yastaḥyī), verbal noun اِسْتِحْيَاء (istiḥyāʔ))

1. to let live
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:141:

     وَإِذْ أَنْجَيْنَاكُمْ مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ ۖ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَاءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُم بَلَاءٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ

     wa-ʔiḏ ʔanjaynākum min ʔāli firʕawna yasūmūnakum sūʔa l-ʕaḏābi yuqattilūna ʔabnāʔakum wa-yastaḥyūna nisāʔakum wa-fī ḏālikum balāʔun min rabbikum ʕaẓīmun

     And [recall, O Children of Israel], when We saved you from the people of Pharaoh, [who were] afflicting you with the worst torment – killing your sons and keeping your women alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.

2. to be shy, ashamed [with مِنْ (min)]
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:26:

     إِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا

     ʔinna llāha lā yastaḥyī ʔan yaḍriba maṯalan mā baʕūḍatan fa-mā fawqahā

     Indeed, Allah is not timid to present an example - that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it.

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:25:

     فَجَاءَتْهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَمْشِي عَلَى ٱسْتِحْيَاءٍ

     fajāʔathu ʔiḥdāhumā tamšī ʕalā stiḥyāʔin

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of اِسْتَحْيَا (X, final-weak, full passive, verbal noun اِسْتِحْيَاء)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						اِسْتِحْيَاء istiḥyāʔ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُسْتَحْيٍ mustaḥyin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُسْتَحْيًى mustaḥyan
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اِسْتَحْيَيْتُ istaḥyaytu	اِسْتَحْيَيْتَ istaḥyayta	اِسْتَحْيَا istaḥyā		اِسْتَحْيَيْتُمَا istaḥyaytumā	اِسْتَحْيَيَا istaḥyayā		اِسْتَحْيَيْنَا istaḥyaynā	اِسْتَحْيَيْتُمْ istaḥyaytum	اِسْتَحْيَوْا istaḥyaw
	f		اِسْتَحْيَيْتِ istaḥyayti	اِسْتَحْيَتْ istaḥyat			اِسْتَحْيَتَا istaḥyatā			اِسْتَحْيَيْتُنَّ istaḥyaytunna	اِسْتَحْيَيْنَ istaḥyayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَسْتَحْيِي ʔastaḥyī	تَسْتَحْيِي tastaḥyī	يَسْتَحْيِي yastaḥyī		تَسْتَحْيِيَانِ tastaḥyiyāni	يَسْتَحْيِيَانِ yastaḥyiyāni		نَسْتَحْيِي nastaḥyī	تَسْتَحْيُونَ tastaḥyūna	يَسْتَحْيُونَ yastaḥyūna
	f		تَسْتَحْيِينَ tastaḥyīna	تَسْتَحْيِي tastaḥyī			تَسْتَحْيِيَانِ tastaḥyiyāni			تَسْتَحْيِينَ tastaḥyīna	يَسْتَحْيِينَ yastaḥyīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسْتَحْيِيَ ʔastaḥyiya	تَسْتَحْيِيَ tastaḥyiya	يَسْتَحْيِيَ yastaḥyiya		تَسْتَحْيِيَا tastaḥyiyā	يَسْتَحْيِيَا yastaḥyiyā		نَسْتَحْيِيَ nastaḥyiya	تَسْتَحْيُوا tastaḥyū	يَسْتَحْيُوا yastaḥyū
	f		تَسْتَحْيِي tastaḥyī	تَسْتَحْيِيَ tastaḥyiya			تَسْتَحْيِيَا tastaḥyiyā			تَسْتَحْيِينَ tastaḥyīna	يَسْتَحْيِينَ yastaḥyīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسْتَحْيِ ʔastaḥyi	تَسْتَحْيِ tastaḥyi	يَسْتَحْيِ yastaḥyi		تَسْتَحْيِيَا tastaḥyiyā	يَسْتَحْيِيَا yastaḥyiyā		نَسْتَحْيِ nastaḥyi	تَسْتَحْيُوا tastaḥyū	يَسْتَحْيُوا yastaḥyū
	f		تَسْتَحْيِي tastaḥyī	تَسْتَحْيِ tastaḥyi			تَسْتَحْيِيَا tastaḥyiyā			تَسْتَحْيِينَ tastaḥyīna	يَسْتَحْيِينَ yastaḥyīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِسْتَحْيِ istaḥyi			اِسْتَحْيِيَا istaḥyiyā				اِسْتَحْيُوا istaḥyū
	f		اِسْتَحْيِي istaḥyī							اِسْتَحْيِينَ istaḥyīna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اُسْتُحْيِيتُ ustuḥyītu	اُسْتُحْيِيتَ ustuḥyīta	اُسْتُحْيِيَ ustuḥyiya		اُسْتُحْيِيتُمَا ustuḥyītumā	اُسْتُحْيِيَا ustuḥyiyā		اُسْتُحْيِينَا ustuḥyīnā	اُسْتُحْيِيتُمْ ustuḥyītum	اُسْتُحْيُوا ustuḥyū
	f		اُسْتُحْيِيتِ ustuḥyīti	اُسْتُحْيِيَتْ ustuḥyiyat			اُسْتُحْيِيَتَا ustuḥyiyatā			اُسْتُحْيِيتُنَّ ustuḥyītunna	اُسْتُحْيِينَ ustuḥyīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسْتَحْيَا ʔustaḥyā	تُسْتَحْيَا tustaḥyā	يُسْتَحْيَا yustaḥyā		تُسْتَحْيَيَانِ tustaḥyayāni	يُسْتَحْيَيَانِ yustaḥyayāni		نُسْتَحْيَا nustaḥyā	تُسْتَحْيَوْنَ tustaḥyawna	يُسْتَحْيَوْنَ yustaḥyawna
	f		تُسْتَحْيَيْنَ tustaḥyayna	تُسْتَحْيَا tustaḥyā			تُسْتَحْيَيَانِ tustaḥyayāni			تُسْتَحْيَيْنَ tustaḥyayna	يُسْتَحْيَيْنَ yustaḥyayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسْتَحْيَا ʔustaḥyā	تُسْتَحْيَا tustaḥyā	يُسْتَحْيَا yustaḥyā		تُسْتَحْيَيَا tustaḥyayā	يُسْتَحْيَيَا yustaḥyayā		نُسْتَحْيَا nustaḥyā	تُسْتَحْيَوْا tustaḥyaw	يُسْتَحْيَوْا yustaḥyaw
	f		تُسْتَحْيَيْ tustaḥyay	تُسْتَحْيَا tustaḥyā			تُسْتَحْيَيَا tustaḥyayā			تُسْتَحْيَيْنَ tustaḥyayna	يُسْتَحْيَيْنَ yustaḥyayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسْتَحْيَ ʔustaḥya	تُسْتَحْيَ tustaḥya	يُسْتَحْيَ yustaḥya		تُسْتَحْيَيَا tustaḥyayā	يُسْتَحْيَيَا yustaḥyayā		نُسْتَحْيَ nustaḥya	تُسْتَحْيَوْا tustaḥyaw	يُسْتَحْيَوْا yustaḥyaw
	f		تُسْتَحْيَيْ tustaḥyay	تُسْتَحْيَ tustaḥya			تُسْتَحْيَيَا tustaḥyayā			تُسْتَحْيَيْنَ tustaḥyayna	يُسْتَحْيَيْنَ yustaḥyayna