3ami9 عميق
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“3ami9” (عميق) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning deep, in-depth.
Meanings
- deep, in-depth
- (person) who thinks deeply
Usage
3ami9 is used mostly in the abstract sense: tafkir 3ami9 (deep thought), a person's analysis or love, a deep feeling. Said of a person, it means they think a lot or say profound things. Young people often use it ironically, like "deep" in English, to mock a sentence that tries to sound philosophical. For physical depth (a well, the sea), everyday darija prefers ghmi9. The feminine is 3ami9a.
Example
أنا عارف بلي المشكلة أيخاصها تفكير عميق
ana 3araf bli lmochkila aykhasha tafkir 3ami9
“I know that the problem requires deep thought.”
Forms
| feminine | 3ami9a |
|---|---|
| plural | 3ami9in |
| feminine plural | 3ami9at |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3ami9” but also “3amiq”, “3amik”, “3ami9a” and “aamiq”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “3ami9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “deep”; “profound, intense (sleep, feeling)”: 3mi9 in Tunisian.