si7ri سحري
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“si7ri” (سحري) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning magical.
Meanings
- magical
- wonderful, enchanting
Usage
Si7ri is an adjective formed from s7er (magic, sorcery). It comes from written language and is heard mostly in the media, in advertising or when praising a landscape. In everyday conversation, people more readily say dyal s-s7er, for example 7aja dyal s-s7er (a magic thing). It takes the feminine form si7riya. It should not be confused with s7or, the meal eaten before dawn during Ramadan. To say "bewitched", the participle mes7our is used instead.
Example
هاد البلاصة سحرية بزاف
had lblassa si7riya bzaf
“This place is really magical.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “si7ri” but also “sa7ri”, “se7ri” and “s7ri”. 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.