wa9e3 واقع
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“wa9e3” (واقع) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning happening, having occurred.
Meanings
- happening, having occurred
- reality
Usage
In darija, wa9e3 is first of all a participle: "happening, having happened". It is found mostly in questions such as ach wa9e3? or chnou wa9e3?, "what's going on?". It agrees in gender and number: wa93a in the feminine, wa9in in the plural. The noun sense, "reality", occurs mainly in the expression fi l-wa9i3, "in reality". This pronunciation, wa9i3, is closer to Standard Arabic. Do not confuse it with ta7, "to fall", or with wa9ef, "standing".
Example
شنو واقع هنا؟
chnou wa9e3 8na?
“What's going on here?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wa9e3” but also “wa93”, “wa9i3”, “waqe3” and “wa9a3”. 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; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “wa9e3” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “reality”; “what is happening”: wa9e3 in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “reality, actual situation”; “state of affairs (of a sector)”: wa9e3 in Tunisian.