għex

Maltese

Root
għ-j-x
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَاشَ (ʕāša).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of għex

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	għext	għext	għex		għexna	għextu	għexu
	f			għexet
imperfect	m	ngħix	tgħix	jgħix		ngħixu	tgħixu	jgħixu
	f			tgħix
imperative			għix				għixu

See also

• ħajja