dowwekh دوخ
Moroccan Darija · verb
“dowwekh” (دوخ) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to make dizzy.
Meanings
- to make dizzy
- to confuse, to talk someone's head off
Usage
Dowwekh, ydowwekh means to make someone dizzy. It is said of a fairground ride, the sun, a strong smell or tiredness. Figuratively, it means to confuse someone or wear them out with talk. The construction dowwekh 3la + person is very common in this sense: ma-tdowwekhch 3liya, "don't confuse me". The intransitive verb is dakh, ydoukh, "to feel dizzy". The noun dokha means "dizziness, giddiness". These words belong to the informal, everyday register.
Example
الشمس دوّخاتني
chchems dowwkhatni
“The sun made me dizzy.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dowwekh” but also “dewwekh”, “dawakh”, “douwekh” and “dawwakh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “dowwekh” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to make dizzy”; “to stun, amaze”: dawa5 in Tunisian.