9tira7 قتراح
Moroccan Darija · noun
“9tira7” (قتراح) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning proposal, suggestion.
Meanings
- proposal, suggestion
Usage
9tira7 is a word of the formal register, borrowed from Standard Arabic. It is heard in meetings, at school, in the media or when one wants to speak politely. The usual plural is 9tira7at. The related verb is 9tare7, "to propose". The most frequent construction is "3ndi wa7d l9tira7", "I have a proposal". In casual conversation, people more often say "3ndi fikra" ("I have an idea") or use the verb directly. The spelling i9tira7, with the initial i, reproduces the Standard Arabic pronunciation. In darija, this i is often swallowed, and with the article it becomes l9tira7.
Example
عندي واحد لقتراح، نمشيو غدا للبحر
3ndi wa7d l9tira7, nmchiw ghda l lb7er
“I have a suggestion: let's go to the beach tomorrow.”
Forms
| plural | 9tira7 |
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Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9tira7” but also “i9tira7”, “qtira7” and “e9tira7”. 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.