ttekka تكّا
Moroccan Darija · verb
“ttekka” (تكّا) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning lie down to rest.
Meanings
- lie down to rest
- lean, lean back
- rely on someone
Usage
Ttekka first means "to stretch out for a while to rest", often without sleeping. It is frequently used with lik, for a friendly nuance: sir ttekka lik, "go and lie down for a bit". With 3la, it means "to lean, to lean back against": ttekka 3la l7it, "to lean against the wall". Figuratively, ttekka 3la chi wa7ed means "to rely on someone". In the imperfective, you say kanttekka, kattekka, etc. The initial t is doubled, which explains the spellings ttekka and tekka.
Example
سير تكا ليك ترتاح
sir ttekka lik trta7
“Go and lie down a bit to rest.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanttekka | ttekkat | |
| nta (you, m.) | katttekka | ttekkati | ttekka |
| nti (you, f.) | katttekkay | ttekkati | ttekkay |
| howa (he) | kayttekka | ttekka | |
| hiya (she) | katttekka | ttekkaat | |
| 7na (we) | kanttekkaw | ttekkana | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katttekkaw | ttekkato | ttekkaw |
| homa (they) | kayttekkaw | ttekkao |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ttekka” but also “tekka”, “teka”, “ttka” and “tteka”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.