i3ti9ad إعتقاد
Moroccan Darija · noun
“i3ti9ad” (إعتقاد) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning belief, conviction.
Meanings
- belief, conviction
- opinion, personal view
Usage
i3ti9ad, often shortened to 3ti9ad, refers to a belief, religious or not, or a personal conviction. The word belongs to a somewhat formal register. In conversation, it is heard mostly in "f i3ti9adi", "in my opinion, as I see it". To simply express an opinion, Moroccans more readily say ana kanchouf or kandenn. The verb 3t9ed, "to believe, to think", is also used: kan3t9ed bli… Note: for religious faith in the strict sense, l-iman is often preferred.
Example
فإعتقادي هاد الشي ماشي صحيح
f i3ti9adi had chi machi sa7i7
“In my opinion, this isn't right.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “i3ti9ad” but also “3ti9ad”, “e3ti9ad” and “i3tikad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.