ħajja

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See also: hajjá

Maltese

Root
ħ-j-j (life)
8 terms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh).

Noun

ħajja f (plural ħajjiet)

  1. life
    Antonym: mewt
    • 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)
    • 1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Kappella tal-Paċi”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:
      Ejja ‘l hawn, la tibżax minni,
      bil-katina ma norbtokx;
      norbtok biss bl-għeruq ta’ qalbi,
      f’ħajti kollha ma nħollokx.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. biography, autobiography
  3. living, living cost
  4. social life

See also

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Adjective

ħajja f

  1. feminine singular of ħaj.
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