dghya دغيا
Moroccan Darija · adverb
“dghya” (دغيا) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning quickly, fast.
Meanings
- quickly, fast
- right away, without delay
Usage
Dghya is a very common adverb. It means "quickly", "fast" or "right away". It appears in sentences like ji dghya (come quickly), daz lwe9t dghya (time passed quickly) and in the phrase hani jay dghya (I'm coming right away). It can be doubled, dghya dghya, for emphasis. It usually goes after the verb, but can come before it for emphasis. The word is used throughout Morocco, and zreb is a common equivalent. The expression b dghya also exists. Its opposite is b chwiya (gently, slowly).
Example
ولدك كبر دغيا
wldk kbr dghya
“Your son grew up fast.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dghya” but also “daghya”, “deghya”, “dghia” and “d8ya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find دغيا and دغية, all the same word.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.