r5isa رخيصة
Algerian Darja · adjective
“r5isa” (رخيصة) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning not expensive, cheap.
Meanings
- not expensive, cheap
- low, worthless (figurative)
Usage
Feminine of rkhis, "not expensive". The plural is rkhas. The adjective agrees with a feminine noun: lkhodra rkhisa, "the vegetables are cheap". The opposite is ghalia, "expensive". The related verb, rkhas, means "to drop in price". Figuratively, it describes a low or worthless method or behavior: turuq rkhisa, "cheap methods". Applied to a person, especially a woman, it becomes pejorative and hurtful. It should then be avoided, like the English "cheap". In the commercial sense, however, the word is neutral and very common.
Example
الطماطم راهي رخيصة اليوم في السوق
tmatem rahi r5isa lyoum f souk
“Tomatoes are cheap today at the market.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “r5isa” but also “rkhisa”, “r5issa”, “rkhissa” and “ra5isa”. 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.