għex

From Arabic عَاشَ (ʕāša).

• IPA^(key): /ɛːʃ/
• IPA^(key): /ɛˤːʃ/ (archaic)

għex (imperfect jgħix, past participle megħjux or (substandard) mgħix)

1. (intransitive) to live (be alive)
2. (intransitive) to live, dwell (have permanent residence)
3. (transitive) to live something, to experience
   • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral”, in Fanali bil-Lejl:

     u lili firdu minn mal-art għal dejjem,
     u jien sfajt blata u gżira l-aktar ċkejkna,
     bi ftit faqqiegħ u ftit gremxul sewdieni
     ngħix ħajja waħdi.

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• ħajja