bkhir بخير
Algerian Darja · adverb
“bkhir” (بخير) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning well, in good health.
Meanings
- well, in good health
- at peace, doing fine
Usage
Bkhir means "well" in the sense of someone's health or situation. It is used mainly after rani, rak, raha, etc.: rani bkhir (I'm well), rak bkhir? (are you well?). It is also part of a very common greeting, koul 3am wentouma bkhir, said for religious holidays and Ramadan. The reply is wentouma bkhir. Bkhir is invariable. To say "well" in the sense of manner (to work well, to do well), mlih is used instead.
Example
الحمد لله راني بخير
hamdoullah rani bkhir
“Thank God, I'm well.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bkhir” but also “bekhir”, “b5ir” and “bkheir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.
Type “bkhir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “well, in good health”; “at peace, without problems”: bikhir in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “healthy, well”; “safe and sound”: bkhir in Tunisian.