9tisadi قتصادي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“9tisadi” (قتصادي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning economic, relating to the economy.
Meanings
- economic, relating to the economy
- economist (person)
Usage
9tiSadi is an adjective of the formal register, taken from Standard Arabic. It describes what relates to the economy: "l2azma l9tiSadiya", "the economic crisis". It agrees in gender and number: 9tiSadiya in the feminine, 9tiSadiyin in the plural. Used as a noun, it can mean an economist. Beware of the false friend: it does not mean "cheap" or "money-saving". For that, people say "rkhis" ("inexpensive") or "kayw2effer" ("it saves money"). It is found mostly in the media, in studies and in serious discussions.
Example
لحالة لقتصادية صعيبة بزاف
l7ala l9tiSadiya s3iba bzaf
“The economic situation is very difficult.”
Forms
| feminine | 9tiSadia |
|---|---|
| plural | 9tiSadiyin |
| feminine plural | 9tiSadiat |
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 “9tisadi” but also “i9tisadi”, “9tisadiya” and “qtisadi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.