n99ez نقّز
Moroccan Darija · verb
“n99ez” (نقّز) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to jump, leap.
Meanings
- to jump, leap
- to skip, jump over (a part)
Usage
N99ez is the usual verb for "to jump" or "to leap". The constructions change according to the direction of the movement: n99ez men, "to jump from" (a wall, a window), and n99ez 3la, "to jump over". Figuratively, it can mean to "skip" a step, a page or a question. The present is formed with ka: kan99ez, kayn99ez. The noun tan99iz, "the act of jumping", is heard for example in children's games.
Example
خليني نقّز شويا
khlini n99ez chwia
“Let me jump a little.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kann99ez | n99ezt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katn99ez | n99ezti | n99ez |
| nti (you, f.) | katn99zi | n99ezti | n99zi |
| howa (he) | kayn99ez | n99ez | |
| hiya (she) | katn99ez | n99zat | |
| 7na (we) | kann99zo | n99zna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katn99zo | n99ezto | n99zo |
| homa (they) | kayn99zo | n99zo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “n99ez” but also “n99z”, “neqqez” and “n9ez”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “n99ez” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to jump, leap”; “to jump for joy, hop around”: nagez in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to jump, to leap”; “to jump over, to clear”: n9ez in Tunisian.