ta3 تاع
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“ta3” (تاع) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning of (belonging, possession).
Meanings
- of (belonging, possession)
- belonging to
Usage
Ta3, sometimes nta3, marks belonging or the relationship between two nouns: "the book of", "the one of". It is a regional form. It is heard mainly in the Oriental region (Oujda and its surroundings), whereas most Moroccans say dyal in the same use. It takes suffix pronouns: ta3i ("mine"), ta3ek ("yours"), ta3o ("his"). A speaker from another region will understand it, but it immediately sounds "eastern". For a learner aiming at a general dialect, dyal remains the safest choice.
Example
مقاس تاع دفار
m9as ta3 dfar
“Nail clippers.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta3” but also “taa3” and “ta3i”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “ta3” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “of, belonging to”; “mine, yours… (with pronoun)”: ta3 in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “of (belonging, possession)”; “mine, yours (with pronoun)”: ta3 in Tunisian.