ri7 ريح
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ri7” (ريح) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning wind.
Meanings
- wind
- draught (fajj ri7)
- sit down, rest (rayya7)
Usage
Ri7 is the usual word for "wind": "fammа barcha ri7" (there is a lot of wind), "er-ri7 9wiya" (the wind is strong). It is feminine, which explains the agreement of adjectives. "Fajj ri7" means a draught. Written without vowels, the same word can correspond to the imperative rayya7 (with shadda), which means "sit down" or "rest": it is a polite welcoming phrase. It should not be confused with ri7a, which means "smell".
Example
الريح قوية اليوم
er-ri7 9wiya lyoum
“The wind is strong today.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ri7” but also “rih”, “rii7” and “re7”. 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.
Type “ri7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to sit down, take a seat”; “to rest, relax”: ryye7 in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “wind”; “air (tyre, engine)”: rih in Algerian.