wa3i واعي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“wa3i” (واعي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning aware, conscious.
Meanings
- aware, conscious
- mature, responsible
Usage
Wa3i describes a person who understands what is going on and weighs the consequences of their actions. It also describes someone mature or cultured, as opposed to a naive or careless person. It is constructed with b- to indicate the object of awareness: wa3i b-chi haja, "aware of something". It agrees in gender and number: wa3ya for the feminine, wa3yin for the plural. The word comes from Standard Arabic, but it is well established in the spoken language. It is often heard in advice and reproaches, for example khassek tkoun wa3i, "you need to be aware".
Example
واش نتا واعي باش واقع
wash nta wa3i bash wa93
“Are you aware of what is happening?”
Forms
| feminine | wa3ia |
|---|---|
| plural | wa3yin |
| feminine plural | wa3yat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wa3i” but also “waa3i”, “wa3y” and “wa3ya”. 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.
Type “wa3i” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “aware, lucid, well-informed”; “mature, sensible”: wa3i in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “aware, conscious”; “sensible, mature, responsible”: wa3i in Tunisian.