chakhsiyan شخصيّا

Moroccan Darija · adverb

“chakhsiyan” (شخصيّا) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning personally, in person.

Meanings

1. personally, in person
2. for my part, in my opinion

Usage

The adverb chakhsiyan comes from Standard Arabic and often keeps the ending -an, pronounced or not. It has two main uses. First it means "in person, directly": kan3rfo chakhsiyan, "I know him personally". It also introduces an opinion, like the English "personally": chakhsiyan ma3jbatnich, "personally, I didn't like it". In this second use, the more colloquial ana bach ngoul lik is also heard. The register is neutral to slightly formal. In writing, it is easily confused with chakhsiya, "personality".

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chakhsiyan” but also “chkhsyan”, “chakhsyan”, “chkhsiyan”, “chakhsiyyan” and “chkhsian”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “chakhsiyan” on the Arabic keyboard