khtare9 ختارق
Moroccan Darija · verb
“khtare9” (ختارق) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to hack (a site, account).
Meanings
- to hack (a site, account)
- to penetrate, break through
Usage
The verb khtare9 comes from standard Arabic. In darija, it is used mainly in computing vocabulary, in the sense of hacking a site, an account or a phone. In other cases, it keeps the sense of penetrating, breaking through a defense, forcing a passage, notably in sports or journalistic language. The related noun is ikhtira9, "hacking, intrusion". In speech, many people also say hacker, borrowed from English and adapted (hakkaw lia l compte). The construction is direct: khtare9 + object.
Example
شي واحد ختارق الحساب ديالي
chi wa7ed khtare9 l7ssab dyali
“Someone hacked my account.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kankhtar9 | khtar9t | |
| nta (you, m.) | katkhtar9 | khtar9ti | khtar9 |
| nti (you, f.) | katkhtar9i | khtar9ti | khtar9i |
| howa (he) | kaykhtar9 | khtar9 | |
| hiya (she) | katkhtar9 | khtar9at | |
| 7na (we) | kankhtar9o | khtar9na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katkhtar9o | khtar9to | khtar9o |
| homa (they) | kaykhtar9o | khtar9o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “khtare9” but also “khtar9”, “5tare9”, “5tar9” and “khtara9”. 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; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.