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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

haya.

come on! now then! make haste!

4 characters1 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

intj
  1. come on! now then! make haste!

  2. okay, alright

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic هَيَّا (hayyā).

adj
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] inflected form of hii

Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun
  1. shame, modesty, bashfulness

    class-ix
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic حَيَاء (ḥayāʔ).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.