dokht دخت
Tunisian Derja · verb
“dokht” (دخت) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning my head spun.
Meanings
- my head spun
- I almost fainted
- I didn't know which way to turn
Usage
Conjugated form of dakh, ydoukh (to feel dizzy, to have one's head spin), in the first or second person of the perfect: dokht = I felt dizzy, you felt dizzy. It is used after exertion, heat, a fairground ride, a fast, or figuratively when overwhelmed by too much information. The expression rasi ydoukh means "my head is spinning". The register is informal and common. Note: the verb does not always mean actual loss of consciousness. To really faint, people rather say ghma 3lih or tah.
Example
قمت بالزربة ودخت
9omt bel zarba w dokht
“I got up too fast and my head spun.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dokht” but also “dekht”, “dukht”, “do5t” and “dokhet”. 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.