fay9 فايق
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“fay9” (فايق) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning awake, up.
Meanings
- awake, up
- sharp, not fooled
- in a good or bad mood on waking
Usage
Fay9 is the participle of fa9 ("to wake up") and is used as an adjective. The feminine is fay9a, the plural fay9in. In its literal sense, it means that you are not asleep or no longer asleep: ana fay9 ("I am awake"). Figuratively, and very commonly, it means "sharp, not fooled": ana fay9 bik ("I see right through you"). In this use, it warns someone that you have understood their scheme. The expression fay9 khasser, or fay9 b chi wjeh, means that a person got up in a bad mood. Do not confuse it with fayt ("past, having gone beyond").
Example
كنتمنى يستقر هادشي قريب حيت كايخليني فايق شي مرات
kantmana ysta9ar hadchi 9rib 7it kaykhalini fay9 chi mrat
“I hope this calms down soon, because it keeps me awake sometimes.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fay9” but also “fai9”, “faye9”, “faya9” and “fayk”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “fay9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “awake, not sleeping”; “alert, wise to what's going on”: feye9 in Tunisian.