sa7i7 صحيح
Algerian Darja · adjective
“sa7i7” (صحيح) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning true, correct.
Meanings
- true, correct
- solid, sturdy, robust
Usage
Sa7i7 first means "true, correct". It is used on its own to agree (sa7i7! "that's true!") or at the start of a sentence to concede a point: sa7i7, ana… ("admittedly, I…"). In darja, it also describes a solid thing or a sturdy, resilient person: rajel sa7i7, "a robust man", or an object that is sa7i7, "solid, good quality". The feminine is sa7i7a. In religious language, 7adith sa7i7 refers to an authentic hadith, a usage inherited from Classical Arabic. To simply say "it's true", people also often say s7i7 or s7a7. The register is everyday.
Example
واش قلت صحيح، أنا ثاني شفتها
wech gelt sa7i7, ana tani cheftha
“What you said is true, I saw her too.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sa7i7” but also “sahih”, “s7i7”, “sa7ih” and “sahi7”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “sa7i7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “true, accurate”; “right, correct”: s7i7 in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “true, right, correct”; “strong, sturdy, tough”: s7i7 in Tunisian.