daght ضغط
Moroccan Darija · noun
“daght” (ضغط) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning pressure.
Meanings
- pressure
- blood pressure, hypertension
- stress, mental pressure
Usage
DaghT refers to pressure in the physical sense, such as that of water or of a tyre, and in the moral sense: ana taht DDaghT, "I am under pressure". In everyday conversation, DDaghT used alone with the article very often means high blood pressure: 3ndo DDaghT, "he has high blood pressure". People also say DDaghT tla3, "his blood pressure has gone up". So when talking about health, it should be understood as "blood pressure" rather than plain "pressure". The corresponding verb is DgheT, "to press, to push".
Example
مّي عندها الضغط وخاصها تقلل من الملحة
mmi 3ndha DDaghT w khasha t9ellel mn lmel7a
“My mother has high blood pressure, she has to cut down on salt.”
Forms
| plural | DoghoT |
|---|---|
| feminine plural | DoghoTat |
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 “daght” but also “dght” and “da8t”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.
Type “daght” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “stress, mental pressure”; “blood pressure”: dghet in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “pressure”; “blood pressure, hypertension”: dhaghet in Tunisian.