s7i صحّي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“s7i” (صحّي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning healthy, good for you.
Meanings
- healthy, good for you
- hygienic, clean
Usage
S7i mostly describes food or a way of life: makla s7iya ("healthy food"), nakel dkchi s7i ("to eat healthily"). It can also mean "hygienic": machi s7i is said of a dirty or unsanitary place. The feminine is s7iya. Watch out for a pitfall: sahi, with a single h, means "absent-minded, daydreaming", and is a completely different word, even though the Latin spellings look alike. It should also not be confused with s7i7, "solid, sturdy".
Example
كنحاول ناكل دكشي صحي
kan7awl nakel dkchi si7iy
“I try to eat healthily.”
Forms
| feminine | Si77ia |
|---|---|
| plural | Si77iyin |
| feminine plural | Si77yyat |
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 “s7i” but also “si77i”, “sihi”, “si7iy” and “se77i”. 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 “s7i” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “healthy, good for your health”; “sanitary, health-related”: sahhi in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “healthy, good for your health”; “health-related, medical”: sa77i in Tunisian.