1. حَيَّةٌ
Hay~apN Hy Hyh Hyp [meaning A serpent ] is said by some to be from taHaw~aY , because what is so termed gathers itself together, and winds, or coils, itself; (ISd, * K, * TA;) and to be originally HawoyapN ; (TA in art. HY ;) and their opinion is strengthened by the forms and meaning of the words Ha
2. حَيَّةٌ
Hay~apN Hy Hyh Hyp [ A serpent; ] a certain thing well known: (K, TA:) [improperly explained in the Msb as syn. with A^afoEFY :] applied to the male and the female; (S, Msb;) the p being added to denote one of a kind, as in baT~apN and dajaAjapN ; [although HaY~N is not used as a coll. gen. n.; and]