No. 1,123 in Arabic

يحيى

The Arabic word "يحيى" means "Yahya," a male given name, equivalent to "John" in English, and signifies "he lives."

In a sentence

يحيى الطفل حين يسمع الموسيقى.
The child rejoices when hearing the music.
In this sentence, 'يحيى' is used as a verb meaning 'to rejoice' or 'to enjoy life'.
يحيى هو اسم أحد أصدقائي.
Yahya is the name of one of my friends.
Here, 'يحيى' is a proper noun used as a personal name.
نأمل أن يحيى العالم في سلام.
We hope that the world lives in peace.
'يحيى' in this context is used as a verb meaning 'to live' or 'to exist'.

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