aji اجي
Algerian Darja · verb
“aji” (اجي) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning come! (imperative).
Meanings
- come! (imperative)
- I come (1st person)
Usage
Aji is the imperative of "to come": "aji hna", come here. The plural is ajiw. Its use varies by region. Elsewhere, arwah is also heard, with the same meaning. Note that the same form can be an imperfect in the first person: "nji" or "aji" in certain expressions means "I come". Context decides. One pitfall: it is not used for "to arrive" in the past, which is ja.
Example
أجي نقولك حاجة
aji ngoulek hadja
“Come, I'll tell you something.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “aji” but also “adji”, “ajii”, “aaji” and “edji”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.