s77a صحة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“s77a” (صحة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning health.
Meanings
- health
- strength, energy
Usage
S77a is a very common word. It appears in many polite formulas. Allah y3tik s77a thanks someone for an effort or a piece of work. Bs77tek, with its forms bs77tkom and bs77tha, is said for "bon appétit", or to congratulate someone on a purchase or new clothes. The word also means physical energy: ma3ndich s77a l hadchi means "I don't have the strength for that". Be careful not to confuse it with sa7 ("true, correct") or with the adjective s7i7 ("solid, sturdy").
Example
الله إعطيك صحة
Lah i3Tik S77a
“May God give you health.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “s77a” but also “se77a”, “si77a”, “sa7a”, “saha” and “sa77a”. 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 “s77a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “health”; “strength, vigor”: saha in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “health”; “well done, congrats”: sa7a in Tunisian.