s7i7 صحيح
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“s7i7” (صحيح) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning true, accurate.
Meanings
- true, accurate
- right, correct
- strong, sturdy
Usage
S7i7 is mainly used to confirm or deny the truth of a statement: "wach hadchi s7i7?" (is that true?), "machi s7i7" (that's false). It also describes what is right or correct, such as a road, an answer or a calculation. Applied to a person, it often means strong, solid, in good physical health. With the preposition 3la, it expresses physical superiority: "s7i7 3lik," stronger than you. The feminine is s7i7a. On its own, "s7i7!" is also used to agree: true, absolutely. The register is everyday, with no particular connotation.
Example
واش هادشي صحيح؟
wach hadchi s7i7?
“Is that true?”
Forms
| feminine | S7i7a |
|---|---|
| plural | S7a7 |
| feminine plural | S7i7at |
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 “s7i7” but also “sa7i7”, “sahih”, “s7ii7” and “sa7ii7”. 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 “s7i7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “true, correct”; “solid, sturdy, robust”: sa7i7 in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “true, right, correct”; “strong, sturdy, tough”: s7i7 in Tunisian.