as7 اصح
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“as7” (اصح) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning more correct, more accurate.
Meanings
- more correct, more accurate
- healthier, sturdier
Usage
As7 is the comparative and superlative form linked to sa7i7, "correct", and to sa77a, "health". The first use means that an option is more correct or more accurate. For example, el tartib el 7ali as7 means "the current order is more correct". The second use concerns physical strength: as7 menek means "sturdier than you". The thing compared with is introduced by men, "than". The word has only one invariable form, whatever the gender. Its register is neutral, slightly formal. Do not confuse it with as7a, which means "wake up".
Example
هكّا أصح
hakka as7
“It's more correct this way.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “as7” but also “asa7”, “as7a7” and “asah”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.