lse9 لصق
Moroccan Darija · verb
“lse9” (لصق) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to stick, to be stuck.
Meanings
- to stick, to be stuck
- to cling to someone
- to be right up against
Usage
Lseq, imperfect ylseq or kaylseq, is mostly intransitive: something stays stuck or adheres. One says lseq f (stuck to, stuck in). For "to stick something", the intensive form lesseq (kaylesseq) is preferred. Figuratively, lseq f chi wahed means to cling to someone and not let go, often with an annoyed nuance. The participle lasaq or mlesseq describes what is stuck. The verb is common in all registers. For an English speaker, the pitfall is using it with a direct object, where darija prefers lesseq.
Example
الطوموبيل لصقات فالحيط
tomobil lse9at f l7it
“The car is stuck against the wall.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanlSe9 | lSe9t | |
| nta (you, m.) | katlSe9 | lSe9ti | lSe9 |
| nti (you, f.) | katlS9i | lSe9ti | lS9i |
| howa (he) | kaylSe9 | lSe9 | |
| hiya (she) | katlSe9 | lS9at | |
| 7na (we) | kanlS9o | lS9na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katlS9o | lS9to | lS9o |
| homa (they) | kaylS9o | lS9o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lse9” but also “lseq”, “lsse9”, “lsa9” and “lse2”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “lse9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to stick, adhere”; “to cling to someone”: lsa9 in Tunisian.