rou7i روحي
Tunisian Derja · pronoun
“rou7i” (روحي) is a pronoun in Tunisian Derja meaning myself (reflexive).
Meanings
- myself (reflexive)
- my soul, darling (affectionate)
- spiritual
Usage
In Derja, rou7i is first of all the first-person reflexive. It is formed from rou7, "soul", with the possessive: n7adher rou7i, "I get myself ready"; fi rou7i, "within myself, to myself". It changes with the person: rou7ek, rou7ou, rou7ha, rou7na. It is also used as a term of endearment, "my soul, my heart", especially toward a child or a loved one. The meaning "spiritual" belongs to Standard Arabic and to religious or cultural contexts.
Example
قعدت وحدي نحكي مع روحي
9a3dt wa7di n7ki m3a rou7i
“I sat alone talking to myself.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rou7i” but also “ro7i”, “rouhi”, “rohi” and “roo7i”. 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 “rou7i” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “spiritual, relating to the soul”; “my soul (rou7 + -i)”: rou7i in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “myself, me (reflexive)”; “my soul, my dear (affectionate)”: rouhi in Algerian.