kayhez كايهزّ
Moroccan Darija · verb
“kayhez” (كايهزّ) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning carry, lift.
Meanings
- carry, lift
- take, take away
Usage
Kayhezz is the imperfect form of hezz, a very common verb meaning "to lift", "to carry" or "to take with you". Depending on context, it can express a habit or an ongoing action: kayhezz lflous "he takes the money". Hezz is also used in expressions such as hezz rasek "lift your head". The English gloss "portable" is misleading: this is not an adjective but a conjugated verb. The feminine is kathezz.
Example
كايهز الفلوس يقامر بيهم
kayhez lflous y9amar bihoum
“He takes the money to gamble with it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kayhez” but also “kayhezz”, “kay8ezz” and “kayhz”. 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.