ta7 طاح
Moroccan Darija · verb
“ta7” (طاح) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to fall.
Meanings
- to fall
- to fall (night, rain)
- to fail, flunk
Usage
Ta7 is the basic verb for "to fall"; imperfective yti7, imperative ti7. It is used for a person or an object (ta7 mn s-sellum, he fell off the ladder), but also for night (ta7 d-dlam), rain (ta7 sh-shta) or a price that drops. With 3la, it means "to run into, to find by chance": ta7 3lih f z-zen9a. Ta7 f l-imti7an means "to fail the exam". Figuratively, ta7 f l-7obb corresponds to "to fall in love". The causative is ti7, "to make fall".
Example
طاح من دوزيم وماترا ليه والو
ta7 mn deuzieme etage ou matra lih walou
“He fell from the second floor and nothing happened to him.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanTi7 | T7t | |
| nta (you, m.) | katTi7 | T7ti | Ti7 |
| nti (you, f.) | katTi7i | T7ti | Ti7i |
| howa (he) | kayTi7 | Ta7 | |
| hiya (she) | katTi7 | Ta7t | |
| 7na (we) | kanTi7o | T7na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katTi7o | T7to | Ti7o |
| homa (they) | kayTi7o | Ta7o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta7” but also “tah”, “taa7” and “t7”. 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.
Type “ta7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to fall, tumble”; “to drop (price, level)”: ta7 in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to fall, to drop”; “(night) to fall”: ta7 in Tunisian.