baghi باغي
Moroccan Darija · verb
“baghi” (باغي) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning wanting, (I/you) want.
Meanings
- wanting, (I/you) want
- about to, going to
Usage
Baghi is the active participle of the verb bgha, "to want". It is the most common way to express a wish in the present: "ana baghi atay" (I want tea). It agrees: baghya in the feminine, baghyin in the plural. It does not vary by person; the pronoun or the context makes clear who wants. Followed by a verb in the imperfect, it means "to want to do": "baghi nmchi" (I want to leave). In spoken language, feminine agreement is sometimes neglected, as in "hya baghi tzwj". Not to be confused with an adjective meaning "so-called".
Example
أش باغي دير
ach baghi dir
“What do you want to do?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “baghi” but also “bghi”, “baghya” and “baghy”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “baghi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “wanting, I want (participle)”; “intending to, planning to”: baghi in Algerian.