chak شك
Tunisian Derja · noun
“chak” (شك) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning doubt.
Meanings
- doubt
- suspicion
Usage
Chak means "doubt". It appears in fixed phrases such as "bla chak" (without any doubt) or "3andi chak" (I have a doubt). The corresponding verb is "chakk" (to doubt), which takes "fi": "chakk fih" (he suspected him, he doubted him). The word can also refer to suspicion within a couple or between close people. The register is neutral and it is used in speech and in writing. Do not confuse it with "chok" (thorns) or with "chakkek", which means "to make someone doubt".
Example
بلا شك باش يجي غدوة.
bla chak bech yji ghodwa.
“Without a doubt, he's coming tomorrow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chak” but also “chek”, “chake”, “chakk” and “chok”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chak” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “doubt, suspicion”; “to doubt”: chekk in Moroccan.