
(حيوان) – Hayawa_n, noun pl. hayawa_na_t (حيوانات)
Meanings
- animal
- living creature
dhahabna_ ila_ hadi_qati ‘l-Hayawa_na_t
(ذهبنا إلى حديقة الحيوانات);
We went to the zoo.
al-insa_nu Hayawanun na_Tiq
(الانسان حيوان ناطق);
Man is a speaking, living creature.
Source: http://arabicwordaday.wordpress.com/
