fik فيك
Algerian Darja · preposition
“fik” (فيك) is a preposition in Algerian Darja meaning in you, within you.
Meanings
- in you, within you
- what's wrong with you?
Usage
Fik is the preposition fi (in) followed by the second person singular pronoun. It is heard mostly in the thanks formula baraka Allahou fik (may God bless you), widely used to say thank you. The question wach fik? means "what's wrong with you?" and is addressed to someone who seems sick, tired or upset. Fik can also express a quality or a flaw: fik l'3ia (you are tired). The plural is fikoum.
Example
واش فيك؟ راك عيان؟
wach fik? rak 3ayan?
“What's wrong with you? Are you tired?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fik” but also “fiik”, “feek” and “fique”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.