tay3yyef تايعيّف
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“tay3yyef” (تايعيّف) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning disgusting, revolting.
Meanings
- disgusting, revolting
- tiresome, unbearable
Usage
Tay3eyyef is the conjugated form of the verb 3eyyef (to disgust, to sicken), preceded by the particle tay, a variant of ka. It is used like a predicate adjective: "it's disgusting". The verb agrees with its subject: kat3eyyef or tat3eyyef in the feminine. It is applied to food, a smell or filth, but also, figuratively, to a person or a situation that is wearisome, with the sense of "tiresome, unbearable". The register is informal. For an English speaker, the thing to remember is that it is not an invariable adjective but a conjugated verb.
Example
هاد الريحة تاتعيّف
had ri7a tat3eyyef
“This smell is sickening.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tay3yyef” but also “tay3eyyef”, “tay3yef” and “tay3yyf”. 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.