nefsi نفسي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“nefsi” (نفسي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning psychological, psychic.
Meanings
- psychological, psychic
- myself, my self
Usage
As an adjective, nefsi means "psychological". It is heard in tbib nefsi, "psychiatrist, psychologist", and in mared nefsi, "mental illness". The feminine is nefsiya, for example l7ala nefsiya, "the psychological state". The register is neutral, borrowed from medical vocabulary. The same word can also be the noun nefs followed by the possessive -i, "my soul, myself". In that case, nefsi 7arra means "I have self-respect, I am touchy". Context decides between the adjective and the possessive.
Example
أنا راه طبيب نفسي ديالك.
ana rah Tbib nefsi dialk.
“I'm your psychiatrist.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nefsi” but also “nfsi”, “nafsi” and “nefssi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.