ani9 انيق
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“ani9” (انيق) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning elegant, well-dressed.
Meanings
- elegant, well-dressed
- refined, classy in manner
Usage
Ani9 comes from standard Arabic but is very common in Tunisia, especially in online comments. It is used as a compliment for someone well dressed or with polished manners. A frequent expression is the direct address "ya ani9": it is used to thank or compliment someone, with a note of affection. The feminine is ani9a. In colloquial speech people also often say "chic" or "mrayyech" for style, while ani9 keeps a slightly more elevated tone.
Example
جا للعرس لابس كوستيم، أنيق برشا.
ja lel 3ers labes costume, ani9 barcha.
“He came to the wedding wearing a suit, very elegant.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ani9” but also “aniq”, “ane9” and “aniik”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “ani9” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “elegant, stylish (outfit, person)”; “neat, well-groomed in appearance”: ani9 in Moroccan.