7e99e9 حقّق
Moroccan Darija · verb
“7e99e9” (حقّق) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to achieve, accomplish.
Meanings
- to achieve, accomplish
- to investigate, interrogate
- to verify, make sure of
Usage
7e99e9 is used mainly for achieving a goal: 7e99e9 ahdafo (he achieved his goals), 7e99e9 l7elm dyalo (he fulfilled his dream). In a police or administrative context, the verb means "to investigate": 7e99e9 m3ah (he was questioned), and the corresponding noun is t7e9i9 (investigation). The register is rather formal, close to standard Arabic, but the word is common in the media and in conversation. For everyday "to verify", people more readily say t2ekked or chouf mzyan.
Example
كون غير قدرت ن حقّق دكشي لي باغا ليا لواليدا
koun ghir 9dert n 7e99e9 dkchi lii bagha liya lwalida
“If only I could achieve what my mother wants for me.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan799e9 | 799e9t | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat799e9 | 799e9ti | 799e9 |
| nti (you, f.) | kat799e9i | 799e9ti | 799e9i |
| howa (he) | kay799e9 | 799e9 | |
| hiya (she) | kat799e9 | 799e9at | |
| 7na (we) | kan799e9o | 799e9na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat799e9o | 799e9to | 799e9o |
| homa (they) | kay799e9o | 799e9o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7e99e9” but also “7a99a9”, “7a9a9”, “haqqaq” and “799e9”. 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; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “7e99e9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to fulfill, to grant (a wish, a dream)”; “to look closely, to scrutinize”: 7a99a9 in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to achieve, to fulfill (a goal)”; “to investigate, to question”: 7a99a9 in Tunisian.