t9es طقس
Moroccan Darija · noun
“t9es” (طقس) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning weather, current conditions.
Meanings
- weather, current conditions
Usage
T-teqs refers to the weather. The word comes from Standard Arabic and is used mostly in a somewhat formal register, such as weather forecasts or the media. In everyday conversation, Moroccans more readily say j-jaw: j-jaw zwin, "the weather is nice". T-teqs is nevertheless understood by everyone and is heard in sentences like t-teqs bared lyum, "it's cold today". Do not confuse it with "time" in the sense of duration, which is l-weqt.
Example
الطقس بارد بزاف اليوم
t-teqs bared bzaf lyum
“The weather is very cold today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t9es” but also “ta9s”, “t9s” and “teqs”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “t9es” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “weather, climatic conditions”; “rite, ritual”: ta9s in Tunisian.