rgha رغى
Tunisian Derja · verb
“rgha” (رغى) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to talk aimlessly.
Meanings
- to talk aimlessly
- to rant, to badmouth someone
- chatter, din of voices
Usage
Rgha, imperfect yorghi / targhi, describes someone who talks a lot, loudly and pointlessly. The word is pejorative and colloquial: calling someone's words rgha means judging them empty or irritating. With the preposition 3la it means "to badmouth someone": yorghi 3la ennes. As a noun, rgha refers to a din or incessant chatter, often mixed with other noises. Originally the verb described the camel's cry, hence its unflattering connotation. It often follows qa3ed ("to spend one's time") or zad ("to start again").
Example
قعد يرغي النهار الكلّ وما فهمنا منو شي.
9a3ed yorghi nhar el kol w ma fhemna minou chay.
“He spent the whole day blabbering and we didn't understand a thing.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rgha” but also “yorghi” and “rghi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.