ra2i3 رائع
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“ra2i3” (رائع) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning wonderful, superb.
Meanings
- wonderful, superb
- excellent
Usage
Ra2i3 is an adjective from Standard Arabic, now common in darija to express strong admiration. It is a bit more formal or expressive than zwin or mzyan, which remain the most natural words in everyday speech. It agrees in gender and number: ra2i3a in the feminine, ra2i3in in the plural. It is often intensified with bzzaf or bl m3qoul. It is heard a lot in compliments, online comments and the media. In casual speech, many speakers prefer the French loanword "top" or expressions like wa3er.
Example
و الضو رائع بزّاف.
o ddo ra2i3 bezzaf.
“And the light is really gorgeous.”
Forms
| feminine | ra2i3a |
|---|---|
| plural | ra2i3in |
| feminine plural | ra2i3at |
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 “ra2i3” but also “raa2i3”, “rai3” and “ra2ie3”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop; 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.