3ane9 عانق
Moroccan Darija · verb
“3ane9” (عانق) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to embrace (a religion), convert.
Meanings
- to embrace (a religion), convert
- to hug
Usage
The word 3ane9 is used mainly in the fixed phrase 3ane9 l-islam, "to embrace Islam", that is, to convert. It comes from the written language and the media, and keeps a somewhat formal register. To hug someone, 3enne9 or 3ne9 are more usual and more colloquial. With a religion, the object is direct: 3ane9 l-islam, with no preposition. To kiss someone, darija rather says bas.
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan3aan9 | 3aan9t | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat3aan9 | 3aan9ti | 3aan9 |
| nti (you, f.) | kat3aan9i | 3aan9ti | 3aan9i |
| howa (he) | kay3aan9 | 3aan9 | |
| hiya (she) | kat3aan9 | 3aan9at | |
| 7na (we) | kan3aan9o | 3aan9na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat3aan9o | 3aan9to | 3aan9o |
| homa (they) | kay3aan9o | 3aan9o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3ane9” but also “3an9”, “3aan9”, “3aneq” and “3anaq”. 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.