t9il تقيل
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“t9il” (تقيل) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning heavy.
Meanings
- heavy
- slow, slow-witted
- annoying, unpleasant
Usage
Literally, t9il means "heavy": a bag, a meal, sleep. It is also used for slowness: a t9il player, or lfhem t9il, "slow understanding". Applied to a person, it can mean "annoying, clingy, unpleasant". The expression t9il 3la l9elb literally means "heavy on the heart", that is, unbearable. The opposite is khfif, meaning light, quick or likeable. The feminine is t9ila and the plural is t9al. Depending on the context, calling someone t9il can be offensive.
Example
هاد الصاك تقيل بزاف
had sak t9il bzaf
“This bag is very heavy.”
Forms
| feminine | t9ila |
|---|---|
| plural | t9al |
| feminine plural | t9ilat |
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 “t9il” but also “tqil”, “te9il”, “tgil” and “t9eel”. 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.