9ne3 قنع
Moroccan Darija · verb
“9ne3” (قنع) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to convince, persuade (9enne3).
Meanings
- to convince, persuade (9enne3)
- to be content with (9ne3 b)
Usage
This spelling covers two verbs that pronunciation tells apart. 9enne3, with a doubled n, means "to convince": "9enne3to yji", "I convinced him to come". 9ne3, with a single n, takes b and means "to be content with": "9ne3 b dakchi li 3ndek", "be content with what you have". The participle "9ane3" means "satisfied, in agreement"; "ana machi 9ane3" means "I'm not convinced". Pitfall: the sentence "n9ne3 ghir bhad chwiya" means "I'll make do with this little bit", not "I'll convince you".
Example
وا قنع دابا الوالد يرجع المدرسة
wa 9ne3 daba lweld yrej3 lmadrassa
“Go on, now convince the boy to go back to school.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan9n3 | 9n3t | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat9n3 | 9n3ti | 9n3 |
| nti (you, f.) | kat9n3i | 9n3ti | 9n3i |
| howa (he) | kay9n3 | 9n3 | |
| hiya (she) | kat9n3 | 9n3at | |
| 7na (we) | kan9n3o | 9n3na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat9n3o | 9n3to | 9n3o |
| homa (they) | kay9n3o | 9n3o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9ne3” but also “9enne3”, “9na3”, “9n3” and “qna3”. 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 “9ne3” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to be content with, satisfied with”; “to convince (form 9anna3)”: 9na3 in Tunisian.