khatir خطير
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“khatir” (خطير) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning dangerous.
Meanings
- dangerous
- serious, grave
- awesome, impressive (slang)
Usage
The adjective khaTir (feminine khaTira, plural khaTirin) describes whatever poses a danger: a person, an illness, a product, a road. It also means "serious" or "grave" for a situation or topic: mawDou3 khaTir, "a serious subject". It is often intensified with bzaf, "very". Among young people it is also used admiringly, much like the English slang "that's wicked!": had lmatch kan khaTir, "that match was awesome". Only tone and context show whether the meaning is negative or praising.
Example
هاد الفيروس خطير
had lvayros khatir
“This virus is dangerous.”
Forms
| feminine | khaTira |
|---|---|
| plural | khaTirin |
| feminine plural | khaTirat |
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 “khatir” but also “5atir”, “khater”, “5ater” and “khtir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.
Type “khatir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “dangerous, serious”; “awesome, impressive (slang)”: khatir in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “dangerous”; “serious, grave”: khtir in Tunisian.