akhla9i أخلاقي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“akhla9i” (أخلاقي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning moral, ethical.
Meanings
- moral, ethical
- decent, family-friendly
Usage
Akhla9i is an adjective derived from akhla9. It belongs to a rather careful register, close to Standard Arabic. It is used for a film, a conduct or a problem judged from a moral point of view: "mochkil akhla9i" means a behavioural problem. The feminine is akhla9iya. Beware of a frequent homograph: the same form also means "my morals, my manners" (akhla9 + suffix -i), for example in "n7essen men akhla9i". Only context settles which of the two readings applies.
Example
ماتخافش لفيلم راه أخلاقي.
matkhafch l film rah akhla9i.
“Don't be afraid, the film is fine, you can watch it with the family.”
Forms
| feminine | akhla9ia |
|---|---|
| plural | akhla9iyin |
| feminine plural | akhla9iat |
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 “akhla9i” but also “a5la9i”, “akhlaa9i”, “akhlaqi” and “akhla9iya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.