bahi باهي
Algerian Darja · adjective
“bahi” (باهي) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning good, nice.
Meanings
- good, nice
- okay, alright
Usage
Bahi is very common, especially in eastern Algeria, and is heard elsewhere too. As an adjective, it describes a thing or a person: wa7ed bahi ("a good guy"), lmakla bahia ("the food is good"). The feminine is bahia and the plural is bahiin. On its own, it works as a reply of agreement: bahi, "okay, that works". It is also pronounced bah, in a shortened form. In greetings, rani bahi means "I'm doing well". Depending on the region, mlih or chbab can replace it in the sense of "good".
Example
الفيلم هذا باهي بزاف.
lfilm hada bahi bezzaf.
“This film is very good.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bahi” but also “behi”, “bahy”, “bahia” and “bah”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bahi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “good, fine”; “okay, all right”: behi in Tunisian.