9ate3 قاطع
Moroccan Darija · verb
“9ate3” (قاطع) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to boycott a product, an event.
Meanings
- to boycott a product, an event
- to cut off someone, stop speaking to them
- to interrupt
Usage
Verb; present kay9at3, verbal noun m9at3a "boycott." It is widely used for boycotting brands, products, or elections: n9at3o lintikhabat. In personal relationships, 9ate3 fulan means to stop talking to someone or seeing them, often after a falling-out: 9at3o khah "his brother no longer speaks to him." For "to interrupt someone who is speaking," darija generally prefers 9te3 lih lhedra, and 9ate3 is more formal in this sense. Not to be confused with 9te3 "to cut, to cross" or with 9at3, the adjective "sharp."
Example
الناس كاملين قاطعو داك الحليب
nnas kamlin 9at3o dak l7lib
“Everyone boycotted that milk.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan9aaT3 | 9aaT3t | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat9aaT3 | 9aaT3ti | 9aaT3 |
| nti (you, f.) | kat9aaT3i | 9aaT3ti | 9aaT3i |
| howa (he) | kay9aaT3 | 9aaT3 | |
| hiya (she) | kat9aaT3 | 9aaT3at | |
| 7na (we) | kan9aaT3o | 9aaT3na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat9aaT3o | 9aaT3to | 9aaT3o |
| homa (they) | kay9aaT3o | 9aaT3o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9ate3” but also “9at3”, “9aate3”, “qate3”, “kate3” and “9aat3”. 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 “9ate3” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to boycott”; “to cut ties, stop speaking”: 9ate3 in Tunisian.