r9i9 رقيق
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“r9i9” (رقيق) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning thin, skinny (person, animal).
Meanings
- thin, skinny (person, animal)
- thin (object, material)
Usage
R9i9 (feminine r9i9a, plural r9a9) is used for a thin or skinny person or animal, often with a nuance of deprivation: a child who doesn't eat enough, an underfed animal. It is readily intensified with bzzaf. It also describes a thin object, such as a piece of jewellery, a fabric or a dough. It is not always a compliment: to say "slim" in a flattering way, other expressions are preferred. Avoid carrying over the Standard Arabic meaning "delicate, refined", which is not the common usage in darija.
Example
راه رقيق هاد الوليد
rah r9i9 had lwliyed
“This boy is really skinny.”
Forms
| feminine | r9i9a |
|---|---|
| plural | r9a9 |
| feminine plural | r9i9at |
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 “r9i9” but also “rqiq”, “r9ii9” and “rkik”. 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 “r9i9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “thin, fine (fabric, dough, object)”; “delicate, graceful (person)”: rgig in Tunisian.