عيش

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕajʃ/

Noun

عَيْش • (ʕayš) m

1. verbal noun of عَاشَ (ʕāša) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عَيْش (ʕayš)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَيْش ʕayš	الْعَيْش al-ʕayš	عَيْش ʕayš
Nominative	عَيْشٌ ʕayšun	الْعَيْشُ al-ʕayšu	عَيْشُ ʕayšu
Accusative	عَيْشًا ʕayšan	الْعَيْشَ al-ʕayša	عَيْشَ ʕayša
Genitive	عَيْشٍ ʕayšin	الْعَيْشِ al-ʕayši	عَيْشِ ʕayši

Etymology 2

Verb

عِيشَ • (ʕīša) (form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of عَاشَ (ʕāša)

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

From عيش (ʿēš, “living, livelihood”), from the Classical Arabic root ع ي ش (ʕ-y-š), related to living.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕeːʃ/

Noun

عيش • (ʿēš) m (collective, singualtive عيشة (ʿēša), plural عْيوش (ʿyūš))

1. rice

Etymology 2

Causative form of عاش (ʿāš, “to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕəjːəʃ/

Noun

عَيَّش • (ʿayyaš)

1. to cause to live

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕiːʃ/

Verb

عيش • (ʿīš)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of عاش

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕəjːɪʃ/

Verb

عيش • (ʿayyiš)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of عَيَّش

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ي ش (ʕ-y-š), "to live".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕiːʃ/

Verb

عيش • (ʕīš)

1. live! second-person masculine singular active imperative of عاش (ʕāš)

Etymology 2

From the root ع ي ش (ʕ-y-š), "to live".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕeːʃ/, [ʕe̞ːʃ]

Noun

عيش • (ʕēš)

1. bread

Synonyms

• خبز