għajxa

Etymology 1
From, perhaps merged with.

Noun

 * 1) livelihood
 * 2) life, lifespan
 * 1) life, lifespan

Etymology 2
. One may compare the verb, but the sense is only a vague match and the formation is entirely unclear. Therefore it may be noted that in one of his colloquial dialogues includes an upper-class lady who owns two Muslim maids called  and. It is conceivable that the Arabic name was seen as a prototypical maid's name and developed into an appellative. (The Maltese Order retaliated against the Ottoman slave raids, which habitually targeted Malta and the waters around it, by developing its own trade in Muslim slaves.)

Noun

 * 1)  governess, maid in the household