fya9 فياق
Moroccan Darija · noun
“fya9” (فياق) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning waking up, the act of waking.
Meanings
- waking up, the act of waking
- awake, up
Usage
Fya9 is the verbal noun of fa9, "to wake up". It means the act or moment of waking: lfya9 bkri, "waking up early". It is often heard in phrases like 3ndi mouchkil m3a lfya9, "I have trouble waking up". In speech, some people also use it as an adjective meaning "awake", for example rak mazal fya9, "you're still up". The most common adjective, however, remains fay9. It should be distinguished from fi9, "wake up", which is the imperative. The word does not mean the device: for that, say manbih or réveil.
Example
لفياق بكري صعيب عليا
lfya9 bekri s3ib 3liya
“Waking up early is hard for me.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fya9” but also “fia9”, “fiaq”, “fyaq” and “fyak”. 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.