dayekh دايخ
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“dayekh” (دايخ) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning dizzy, light-headed.
Meanings
- dizzy, light-headed
- exhausted, worn out
- lost, disoriented
Usage
dayekh (feminine daykha) first describes the physical sensation of dizziness. It is often said with "n7ess fi rou7i dayekh", "I feel dizzy," after feeling unwell, being in the sun or going hungry. By extension, it describes someone exhausted by work or heat. It can also describe someone who is lost and doesn't know which way to turn. The corresponding verb is dakh ("dakhet rasi", "my head is spinning"). The register is common and neutral.
Example
نحس روحي دايخ، ما كليت شي من الصباح
n7ess rou7i dayekh, ma kleet chay mel sbe7
“I feel dizzy, I haven't eaten anything since this morning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dayekh” but also “daye5”, “dayakh” and “dayi5”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.
Type “dayekh” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “dizzy, light-headed”; “dazed, worn out”: dayekh in Moroccan.