sekkouti سكّوتي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“sekkouti” (سكّوتي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning taciturn, not talkative.
Meanings
- taciturn, not talkative
- introverted, reserved
Usage
Sekkouti describes a person who speaks little by temperament. The feminine is sekkoutiya and the plural is sekkoutiyin. The word describes a lasting character trait, not a passing silence: for "he fell silent", say sket. The judgment is often neutral or kindly, but it can hint at distrust. A proverb contrasts the noisy wadi with the silent one, in the spirit of the English "still waters run deep". Constructions with rah or bezzaf are common: rah sekkouti bezzaf.
Example
راه سكّوتي هاد لوليد
rah sekkouti had lwliyed
“He's taciturn, this boy.”
Forms
| feminine | skkoutia |
|---|---|
| plural | skkoutiyin |
| feminine plural | skkoutiat |
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 “sekkouti” but also “skkouti”, “skkoti”, “sakouti” and “skouti”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.