fog فوڭ
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“fog” (فوڭ) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning on, above.
Meanings
- on, above
- on top of that (wfog hadchi)
Usage
Fog is the usual preposition for saying that one thing is placed on another or is above it: fog Tbla, "on the table", fog ssdah, "on the terrace". It combines with suffixed pronouns: fogo, "on him", fogha, "on her". The expression w fog hadchi means "on top of that, moreover". The g is pronounced hard, as in "go". This is why fo9 or f9 is sometimes written online, a spelling that reflects the urban pronunciation with q.
Example
لكتاب راه فوڭ طبلا
lktab rah fog Tbla
“The book is on the table.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fog” but also “foug”, “fo9”, “fou9” and “fouk”. 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.