ta9a طاقة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“ta9a” (طاقة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning energy, strength.
Meanings
- energy, strength
- energy (electricity, fuel)
- small window, skylight
Usage
Ta9a has two uses. The first comes from Standard Arabic: physical or moral energy, and energy in the technical sense (ta9a chamsiya, "solar energy"). It is common in conversation, often with a possessive: ta9a dyali, "my energy". The second is more traditional: a small opening in a wall, like a skylight or a small window. It is found mostly in old houses and in the countryside. Context tells them apart. For "I can't go on", people tend to say ma b9at fiya jhed rather than ma b9at fiya ta9a.
Example
غادي يخصنا نحتافظو على طاقة ديالنا على قبل طلعة و نزلة.
ghadi ykhSna n7tafDo 3la TTa9a dialna 3la 9bel Tel3a o nnezla.
“We'll need to conserve our energy before a climb and a descent.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta9a” but also “taqa” and “taka”. 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 “ta9a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “window, small window”; “energy”: taqa in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “energy, physical strength”; “energy (electricity, solar, etc.)”: ta9a in Tunisian.