chti7 شطيح
Moroccan Darija · noun
“chti7” (شطيح) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning dancing, the act of dancing.
Meanings
- dancing, the act of dancing
- festive dancing atmosphere
Usage
Chti7 is the verbal noun of chte7, "to dance". It refers to the act of dancing, not to a specific dance. At a party, it is readily mentioned alongside other words of festive mood: de7k, nachat w chti7, "laughter, liveliness and dancing". It is an informal and very common word for describing weddings, parties and celebrations. To talk about a particular dance, people rather use its own name or the word ra9s, which is more formal. A person who loves to dance can be called chetta7.
Example
شطيح كايتسمع من هنا
chti7 kaytsm3 mn hna
“You can hear the dancing from here.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chti7” but also “chtih”, “chtee7” and “shti7”. 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.
Type “chti7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “dancing, the act of dancing”: chti7 in Tunisian.