jiha جهة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“jiha” (جهة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning side, direction.
Meanings
- side, direction
- region (administrative)
- point of view, aspect
Usage
Jiha means a side or a direction: jiha lokhra, "the other side". When followed by a complement, the word takes the form jiht: jiht lb7er, "on the sea side". The expression mn jiha… mn jiha khra corresponds to "on the one hand… on the other hand" and is also used to qualify a statement. In administrative vocabulary and in the press, jiha also refers to each of Morocco's regions, with the plural jihat. Do not confuse this word with jiht, "I came", which is spelled the same in arabizi.
Example
وريني جهة الأخرى
wrini jiha lokhra
“Show me the other side.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “jiha” but also “ji8a”, “jiht”, “jaha” and “jihat”. 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.
Type “jiha” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “side, direction”; “region, area”: jiha in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “region, geographic area”; “side, direction”: jiha in Tunisian.