rou7i روحي

Moroccan Darija · adjective

“rou7i” (روحي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning spiritual, relating to the soul.

Meanings

1. spiritual, relating to the soul
2. my soul (rou7 + -i)
3. my darling (affectionate)

Usage

Rou7i has two readings that need to be told apart. As an adjective, it means "spiritual", in a fairly formal register: a rou7i bond, rou7ia music. The feminine is rou7ia. But the same form is very often the noun rou7 (soul) followed by the possessive -i, "my soul". It is heard in declarations of affection, like "I would give you my soul", or as a term of endearment: a rou7i, "my soul, my darling". Context decides: after a noun, it is most likely the adjective; on its own or in address, it is the possessive.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rou7i” but also “rouhi”, “ro7i”, “rohi” and “rou7y”. 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 “rou7i” on the Arabic keyboard

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “myself, me (reflexive)”; “my soul, my dear (affectionate)”: rouhi in Algerian.

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “myself (reflexive)”; “my soul, darling (affectionate)”: rou7i in Tunisian.