għex

Maltese

Root
għ-j-x
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَاشَ (ʕāša).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛːʃ/
• IPA^(key): /ɛˤːʃ/ (archaic)
• Rhymes: -ɛːʃ, -ɛˤːʃ

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.

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Conjugation

Conjugation of għex (Form I)

positive forms
		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