Haya itself is derived from the word
hayat which means life. It may be translated as
modesty, shyness,
self-respect, bashfulness, shame, honour, humility.
Haya is also described as to be highly intelligent, responsilbe, well-liked and very hardworking. A Haya can also be mean and nice and be really critical about things. Lastly, Hayas always want to get 100% on whatever they may be doing.
Person A:
Awe, you like him?
Person B: HAHA!
Person A: Go talk to him!
Person B:
Nawh,
I'm okay!
Person A: Wow. Ur so shy, stop being such a Haya.