ra7a راحة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“ra7a” (راحة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning rest.
Meanings
- rest
- relief, peace of mind
- comfort, ease
Usage
Ra7a refers to physical rest and to moral relief. One says bghit ra7a, "I want some rest", or kh'dit ra7a, "I rested". The exclamation wa 3la ra7a! expresses great relief, the equivalent of "what a relief!". B ra7a, "at ease, calmly", is used to tell someone to take their time: khdem b ra7tek, "work at your own pace". The word often takes a possessive, as in ra7ti, "my rest" or "my peace of mind". It is used in all registers, from colloquial to the most neutral.
Example
بغيت غا راحة
bghit gha ra7a
“I just want some rest.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ra7a” but also “raha”, “raa7a” and “rah7a”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “ra7a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “rest, relaxation”; “peace of mind, comfort”: raha in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “rest”; “peace, relief”: ra7a in Tunisian.