n9i نقي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“n9i” (نقي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning clean, tidy.
Meanings
- clean, tidy
- pure, clear (air, water)
- honest, innocent
Usage
As an adjective, n9i (feminine n9iya, plural n9iyin) first describes what is clean: lbit n9i, "the room is clean". It is also used for pure air or water, and figuratively for an honest person with no ulterior motives: weld n9i. It must be distinguished from the homographic verb n9i ("to clean"), which is very common: khassni n9i d-dar, "I have to clean the house". In that case, n9i is the first-person form of that verb. Only context tells them apart.
Forms
| feminine | n9ia |
|---|---|
| plural | n9iyin |
| feminine plural | n9yyat |
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 “n9i” but also “nqi”, “ne9i”, “n9y” and “nki”. 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 “n9i” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “clean, neat”; “pure, innocent”: n9i in Algerian.