ta9a طاقة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ta9a” (طاقة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning energy, physical strength.
Meanings
- energy, physical strength
- energy (electricity, solar, etc.)
- vibes, positive or negative energy
Usage
Ta9a is used first of all for a person's strength or drive: "ma 3andich ta9a" (I have no energy, I'm drained). In a more technical or media register, it also means energy in the physical sense, as in "ta9a chamsiya" (solar energy). On social media it appears very often in "ta9a ijebiya" and "ta9a salbiya", referring to the positive or negative vibes a person gives off. It is not used for an "energetic" person: nachit is used instead.
Example
اليوم ما عنديش طاقة، نحب نرقد برك
lyoum ma 3andich ta9a, n7eb nor9od brk
“Today I have no energy, I just want to sleep.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta9a” but also “taqa”, “taka” and “ta9aa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “ta9a” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “energy, strength”; “energy (electricity, fuel)”: ta9a in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “window, small window”; “energy”: taqa in Algerian.