ta9iya طاقية
Moroccan Darija · noun
“ta9iya” (طاقية) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning skullcap, small cap.
Meanings
- skullcap, small cap
- woolly hat
Usage
Ta9iya refers to a small cap that covers the top of the head. Men often wear it for prayer, on Fridays or on feast days, with the jellaba. By extension, the word can refer to a light or woolly hat. For a brimmed hat, other words are used, such as terbouch or chapo. The most common verb with this noun is lbes, "to wear": lbes ta9iya. The usual plural is ta9iyat. Do not confuse ta9iya with ta9a, which means "energy" or "skylight".
Example
جدي ديما كيلبس الطاقية نهار الجمعة.
jeddi dima kaylbes t-ta9iya nhar ljem3a.
“My grandfather always wears the skullcap on Fridays.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta9iya” but also “ta9ia”, “taqiya” and “takiya”. 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.