fo9 فوق
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“fo9” (فوق) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning on, above.
Meanings
- on, above
- up, upstairs
- beyond, more than
Usage
Fo9 is the basic preposition for "on" and "above". It is placed directly before the noun: fo9 tabla "on the table". With a pronoun, one says fo9ek, fo9ha. Used alone as an adverb, it means "up", as in tla3 l fo9 "go up". Figuratively, fo9 mn is used for "beyond": fo9 mn taqti "beyond my strength". The 9 stands for a qaf, which many regions pronounce as a g. It should not be confused with the verb fe99 / fiyye9 "to wake up".
Example
حط الكاس فوق الطبلة
7ett lkas fo9 tabla
“Put the glass on the table.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fo9” but also “fou9”, “foq”, “fog” and “fouq”. 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 “fo9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “on, above”; “up, upstairs”: fouq in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “on, above”; “up, upstairs (el fou9)”: fou9 in Tunisian.