lhih لهيه
Algerian Darja · adverb
“lhih” (لهيه) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning over there.
Meanings
- over there
- abroad, elsewhere (by allusion)
Usage
Lhih refers to a place far from the speaker, like "over there". It contrasts with hna (here). It is used mostly in the centre, notably in Algiers. Elsewhere, people more readily say tamma or temmak. It combines with prepositions: "men lhih" (from there), "l lhih" (towards there). In conversation, it can implicitly refer to a place known to both speakers, often abroad or another region. The register is familiar and neutral. Note: it is not a demonstrative pronoun; it only indicates a place.
Example
حط الكرطون لهيه حدا الباب.
hott lkarton lhih hda lbab.
“Put the box over there, next to the door.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lhih” but also “lhiya” and “lhiha”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “lhih” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “over there”; “to over there”: lhih in Moroccan.