3eks عكس
Moroccan Darija · noun
“3eks” (عكس) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning the opposite, the reverse.
Meanings
- the opposite, the reverse
- to reflect, reverse (verb 3kes)
Usage
The word has two uses. The noun 3eks means "the opposite" and is very often used before a clause: 3eks ma glti, "the opposite of what you said". It can also be used on its own: bl3eks, "on the contrary, conversely". The verb 3kes means "to reflect" or "to reverse". In colloquial speech, 3kes l chi wa7ed means to go against someone or play a dirty trick on them. Do not confuse it with 3ekkes (intensive form), which means "to be stubborn, to deliberately contradict".
Example
عمرك جربتي دير عكس أش كايڭولو ليك واليديك
3emrek jerebti dir 3eks ach kaygoulou lik walidik
“Have you ever tried doing the opposite of what your parents tell you?”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan3kes | 3kest | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat3kes | 3kesti | 3kes |
| nti (you, f.) | kat3ksi | 3kesti | 3ksi |
| howa (he) | kay3kes | 3kes | |
| hiya (she) | kat3kes | 3ksat | |
| 7na (we) | kan3kso | 3ksna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat3kso | 3ksto | 3kso |
| homa (they) | kay3kso | 3kso |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3eks” but also “3kes”, “3ks” and “3aks”. 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.
Type “3eks” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “opposite, reverse”; “unlike, contrary to”: 3aks in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “opposite, reverse”; “backwards, the wrong way”: 3aks in Tunisian.