ye7ok يحك
Algerian Darja · verb
“ye7ok” (يحك) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to scratch (oneself), scratch.
Meanings
- to scratch (oneself), scratch
- to rub
Usage
Y7ok is the 3rd person form of 7akk, "to scratch". The usual meaning is to scratch a part of one's body, constructed with fi: y7ok fi rassou, "he scratches his head". Scratching one's head also conveys embarrassment or perplexity. In the past tense, one says 7akk; in the imperative, 7ok. The word is neutral and everyday. The reference definition gives it a figurative sense, "to serve a prison sentence". This usage is not attested in the examples collected: check before using it.
Example
قاعد يحك في راسو وما عرفش واش يقول
9a3ed y7ok fi rasou w ma 3refch wach y9oul
“He's scratching his head and doesn't know what to say.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “ye7ok”. 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.