dakhel داخل
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“dakhel” (داخل) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning in, inside of.
Meanings
- in, inside of
- entering, coming in
- inside (adverb)
Usage
Dakhel is used as a preposition meaning "inside of": dakhel ddar, "inside the house". It also works as an adverb, as in rah dakhel, "he is inside". It is also the active participle of the verb dkhel, "to enter", hence the sense "entering". The expression dakhel kharej, literally "entering, leaving", describes someone who constantly comes and goes, or who is always hanging around with a certain person. To say "inside of", the simple preposition f, "in", is often more natural. Dakhel stresses the interior of a place. Note: in writing, dkhel in the imperative, "come in!", can look like dakhel.
Example
الساروت داخل الشكارة
sarout dakhel chkara
“The key is inside the bag.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dakhel” but also “dakhl”, “da5el”, “da5l”, “daakhl” and “daa5l”. 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.
Type “dakhel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “in, inside”; “entering, going in”: dakhel in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “inside, indoors”; “inside of, within”: de5el in Tunisian.