dik ديك
Algerian Darja · pronoun
“dik” (ديك) is a pronoun in Algerian Darja meaning that (distant demonstrative).
Meanings
- that (distant demonstrative)
- that one
Usage
A demonstrative that points to what is distant in space or time, or to what has already been mentioned. It is placed before a noun with the article: dik el-hadra, "those words"; dik el-photo, "that photo". In many dialects, dik is used for the feminine and dak for the masculine. In other regions, dik is used for both genders. It appears in time expressions such as dik es-sa3a, "at that moment". It is not the equivalent of "this": for what is near, one says hadi or had.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dik” but also “deek”, “dick” and “diik”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “dik” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “that (feminine, distant demonstrative)”; “that one (feminine)”: dik in Moroccan.