Hayet
Hayet arabice serpens secundum Avicennam.
Apparatus:
Hayet ACD | Haiet B ef
Translation:
Hayet is Arabic for Latin serpens {"snake"} according to Avicenna.
Commentary:
Wehr (1976): ﺣﻴﺔ /ḥayya/ "snake, serpent, viper", pl. ﺣﻴﺎﺙ /ḥayyāt/.
The word ﺣﻴﺔ /ḥayya/ occurs several times in Avicenna’s Canon; in fact there is a chapter in the 2nd book, p.180, entitled ﺣﻴﺔ /ḥayya/ [[1]].
Cf. The Latin translation: (Goehl) Avicennae Canon, 2nd book: Capitulum 616. De serpente {annotation: followed by: id est vipera (concerning serpente annotation: haie). This text is also available online in the Lyon edition (1522: 120), De serpẽte Cap. dcxvi [[2]].
For a different spelling of this word see Haieth. See also: Salch alhaiet, Hanxi
WilfGunther 01/07/2013