ntikhabi نتخابي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“ntikhabi” (نتخابي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning electoral.
Meanings
- electoral
Usage
Ntikhabi (feminine ntikhabiya) is an adjective from Standard Arabic. It is very common in the darija of the media and political discussions, especially during election periods. It is found in fixed expressions: lḥamla lintikhabiya ("the electoral campaign"), l-liste lintikhabiya or l-lwa2ih lintikhabiya ("the electoral lists"), l-bernamej lintikhabi ("the electoral program"). It is placed after the noun and agrees with it. The base noun is ntikhabat, "elections". The verb sowwet, "to vote", is also heard. Outside the political domain, this word sounds learned.
Example
الحملة الانتخابية بدات هاد السيمانة
l7amla lintikhabiya bdat had simana
“The electoral campaign started this week.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ntikhabi” but also “intikhabi” and “ntikhabiya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.