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عَيْش
living, livelihood /ˈʕajʃ/
nounA2#742 most common
Also: life, subsistence, bread (Egyptian Arabic)
Example sentences
العَيْشُ في المدينةِ غالٍ.
Living in the city is expensive.
يبحثُ عن لقمةِ العَيْش.
He is looking for his daily livelihood.
يعملُ بجدٍّ لِكسبِ العَيْش.
He works hard to earn a living.
العَيْشُ الكريمُ حقٌّ لكلِّ إنسان.
A dignified life is a right for every human being.
اضطرَّ إلى الهجرةِ بحثاً عن لقمةِ العَيْش.
He was forced to emigrate in search of a livelihood.
لا يستقيمُ العَيْشُ الرغيدُ دونَ عملٍ دؤوبٍ وصبرٍ طويل.
A life of ease cannot hold without tireless work and long patience.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَيْشٌ | None |
| Genitive | عَيْشٍ | None |
| Accusative | عَيْشاً | None |
| Vocative | يا عَيْشُ | None |
Word family
عاشto live
مَعيشةway of living, livelihood
مَعاشpension, livelihood
عِيشةmanner of life
عائشةliving; the given name Aisha
Etymology
عَيْش is the verbal noun of عاش, 'to live,' built on the Semitic root ع-ي-ش, 'to live or subsist.' It names the act of living and, by extension, the means that sustain it. In Egyptian Arabic the same word came to mean bread, the staple that keeps people alive.
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