7a9i9a حقيقة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“7a9i9a” (حقيقة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning truth.
Meanings
- truth
- reality
- in fact (fil 7a9i9a)
Usage
7a9i9a means “the truth” or “reality”, as opposed to a dream or a lie. You say 9oulli el 7a9i9a, “tell me the truth”. The phrase fil 7a9i9a is equivalent to “in fact” or “to tell the truth” and often introduces a correction. Used alone, 7a9i9a can also mean “really” or “sincerely”. The word comes from Standard Arabic but is fully integrated into the spoken language. You often hear 79i9a, with the first vowel reduced.
Example
صفّق معايا كان تحس اللي ال فرحة هي ال حقيقة
saffa9 m3aya ken t7ess elli el far7a heyya el 7a9i9a
“Clap along with me if you feel that joy is the truth.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7a9i9a” but also “79i9a”, “haqiqa”, “7akika”, “7a9i9et” and “ha9i9a”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find حقيقة and حقيقه, all the same word.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “7a9i9a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “truth”; “reality, fact”: 7a9i9a in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “truth, reality”; “true, real (adjectival use)”: ha9i9a in Algerian.