skhi سخي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“skhi” (سخي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning generous.
Meanings
- generous
- willing to part with
Usage
Skhi means "generous". It describes someone who gives willingly, without counting. The feminine is skhiya. It is often heard in the imperative: koun skhi, "be generous", to ask for a little more, in a joking tone or when haggling. The related verb skha b means "to bring oneself to give, to part with": ma skhitch bih, "I didn't have the heart to part with it". The colloquial opposite is mzir or qaṣeḥ, depending on the context.
Example
وا كون سخي عمر ليا الكورني ديال ڭلاس كولو
wa koun s5i 3mer liya lcornet dial glace kolou
“Come on, be generous, fill the whole ice cream cone for me.”
Forms
| feminine | skhia |
|---|---|
| plural | skhyin |
| feminine plural | skhyyat |
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 “skhi” but also “s5i”, “sekhi” and “sakhi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.