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ḥayā(inf. n. of حیی ), Shame, sense of shame, modesty; pudency; shyness, bashfulness:—ḥayā-dār, adj. Modest; retiring:—ḥayā-kushta, adj. Overwhelmed with modesty; being very modest:—ḥayā-mand, ḥayā-wālā, adj.=ḥayā-dār, q.v.:—be-ḥayā, adj. Shameless, immodest; bold, impudent.
Origin: Arabic