sak صاك
Moroccan Darija · noun
“sak” (صاك) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning bag, handbag.
Meanings
- bag, handbag
- schoolbag, backpack
Usage
Sak is a borrowing from French, fully integrated into darija. It refers to any bag that is carried: handbag, travel bag or a schoolchild's schoolbag. The word is masculine: sak jdid. The common plural is sakat. For a plastic or paper bag, mika or khensha is used instead. Sak dyal adher means a backpack. It is used in all regions and in all everyday registers.
Example
شريت صاك جديد
chrit Sak jdid
“I bought a new bag.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sak” but also “sac”, “saak” and “sakk”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.