rta7 ارتاح
Moroccan Darija · verb
“rta7” (ارتاح) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to rest, take a break.
Meanings
- to rest, take a break
- to relax, calm down
- to feel relieved, at ease
Usage
Rta7 is the common verb for resting after effort or relaxing. In the imperative, you say rta7 to a man, rt7i to a woman and rt7o to several people, often with chwiya: "rta7 chwiya". The word is also used in a figurative sense, to be relieved or to have peace of mind: "rta7t mnnou", I'm rid of him. The related noun is raha, rest. It can be used equally for taking a nap or for telling someone to stop worrying.
Example
سير ارتاح شوية
sir rta7 chwia
“Go and rest a bit.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rta7” but also “rtah”, “rte7”, “rtaa7” and “irta7”. 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 “rta7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to rest, relax”; “to feel relieved, at ease”: erte7 in Tunisian.