Aya (אַיָּה) means honey buzzard in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אַיָּה
aya
noun · feminine
In English
honey buzzard
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Aya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עוף דורס ממשפחת הנציים.
וְאֶת הַדָּאָה וְאֶת הָאַיָּה לְמִינָהּ
- 2שם פרטי לנקבה.
וַיֻּגַּד לְדָוִד אֵת אֲשֶׁר-עָשְׂתָה רִצְפָּה בַת-אַיָּה פִּלֶגֶשׁ שָׁאוּל
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Aya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- איה
- Said
- aya
- Plural
- אַיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אַיּוֹת, נסמך אַיַּת־
- Gematria
- 16
This is how Aya is said in other languages.
- English
- honey buzzard
- Arabic
- حوام النحل
- Russian
- осоед
- French
- bondrée
These words rhyme with Aya.
These words come before and after Aya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Aya.
What does Aya (אַיָּה) mean in Hebrew?
Aya (אַיָּה) means honey buzzard. It is said aya, with the stress on ya.
What rhymes with Aya (אַיָּה)?
Words that rhyme with Aya (אַיָּה) include אונייה, חיה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, and בעיה.
Is Aya (אַיָּה) masculine or feminine?
The word Aya (אַיָּה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אַיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry איה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.