hchich هشيش
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“hchich” (هشيش) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning fragile, easily broken.
Meanings
- fragile, easily broken
- frail, delicate (person)
Usage
The adjective hchich describes an object that breaks easily, such as a glass, a plate or a cheap toy: had lkas hchich (this glass is fragile). It is also applied to a frail person with delicate health, or to someone sensitive who gets offended quickly. The feminine is hchicha, the plural hchichin. It is often used to criticise the poor quality of a product, in a colloquial tone. The comparative is formed with hchech men: hchech men lakhor (more fragile than the other one).
Example
رد بالك، هاد الطبسيل هشيش
redd balek, had tebsil hchich
“Be careful, this plate is fragile.”
Forms
| feminine | 8chicha |
|---|---|
| plural | ch8ach |
| feminine plural | 8chichat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hchich” but also “8chich”, “hshish” and “hchiche”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.