Arabic

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Root
ع ي ش (ʕ y š)
9 terms

Etymology

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    Compare Dahalik ዒጸ (‘īša, to live).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ʕaː.ʃa/
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    Verb

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    عَاشَ (ʕāša) I (non-past يَعِيشُ (yaʕīšu), verbal noun عَيْش (ʕayš) or عِيشَة (ʕīša) or مَعِيش (maʕīš) or مَعِيشَة (maʕīša) or مَعَاش (maʕāš) or عَيْشُوشَة (ʕayšūša))

    1. to live, to be alive

    Conjugation

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    References

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    • Wehr, Hans (1979) “عيش”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

    South Levantine Arabic

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    Root
    ع ي ش
    4 terms

    Etymology

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    From Arabic عَاشَ (ʕāša).

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    عاش (ʕāš) I (present بعيش (biʕīš), active participle عايش (ʕāyeš))

    1. to live, to be alive
    2. (by extension) to reside (somewhere)
      Synonym: سكن (sakan)
      هو عايش عند أهله، بس بدّه يعيش لحاله.
      huwwe ʕāyeš ʕend ahlo, bas biddo yʕīš la-ḥālo.
      He's living at his parents' place, but wants to live by himself.

    Conjugation

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        Conjugation of عاش (ʕāš)
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    past m عشت (ʕišt) عشت (ʕišt) عاش (ʕāš) عشنا (ʕišna) عشتو (ʕištu) عاشو (ʕāšu)
    f عشتي (ʕišti) عاشت (ʕāšat)
    present m بعيش (baʕīš) بتعيش (bitʕīš) بعيش (biʕīš) منعيش (minʕīš) بتعيشو (bitʕīšu) بعيشو (biʕīšu)
    f بتعيشي (bitʕīši) بتعيش (bitʕīš)
    subjunctive m اعيش (aʕīš) تعيش (tʕīš) يعيش (yʕīš) نعيش (nʕīš) تعيشو (tʕīšu) يعيشو (yʕīšu)
    f تعيشي (tʕīši) تعيش (tʕīš)
    imperative m عيش (ʕīš) عيشو (ʕīšu)
    f عيشي (ʕīši)
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