dik ديك
Moroccan Darija · pronoun
“dik” (ديك) is a pronoun in Moroccan Darija meaning that (feminine, distant demonstrative).
Meanings
- that (feminine, distant demonstrative)
- that one (feminine)
Usage
Dik is the feminine singular demonstrative for something distant. The corresponding masculine is dak and the plural is dok. Before a noun, it is used with the article: dik ssel3a (that merchandise), dik lmra (that woman). Used alone, it means "that one". It appears in time expressions, such as dik ssa3a (at that moment, then). Depending on context, it can also serve as a simple "the" of recall, for something already known. Do not confuse it with the near demonstrative hadi (this one, feminine) or with the Classical Arabic word dik (rooster).
Example
نزل ديك سلعة
nezel dik sel3a
“Unload that merchandise.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dik” but also “dek”, “dic” and “deek”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “dik” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “that (distant demonstrative)”; “that one”: dik in Algerian.